ATTENTION YEAR 12: 2013 university taster courses

Year 12 students you can now preview the 2013 university taster courses (look at document above) to find out which taster courses have so far been confirmed for 2013. The university taster courses are listed by subject area as well as by university.

 

Please note that all information in the preview is subject to change. Students will be able to apply to the taster courses and get further details of all taster courses taking place in 2013 on our website www.london.ac.uk/tasters from 11am on Thursday 10 January 2013. Students can also preview the taster courses on our facebook page at www.facebook.com/universitytastercourses/events.

 

The Taster Course Programme provides year 12 sixth form students with a taste of what life at a university in London is like. All our taster courses free for students to attend. The following university institutions have so far confirmed they will be running taster courses in 2013:

 

Birkbeck, University of London BPP University College City University London Courtauld Institute of Art Goldsmiths, University of London http:// Imperial College London King's College London London Metropolitan University LSE London South Bank University Queen Mary, University of London Royal Holloway, University of London Royal Veterinary College St George's, University of London The Careers Group, University of London UCL University of East London University of London Institute in Paris University of Westminster

Apprentice Support Workers

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Apprentice Support Workers

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BrightStart School Leaver Programme

There are many students who are not applying to university this year - some want to avoid paying the rising tuition fees, others want to kick-start their careers, and some students want to earn a competitive salary whilst working for a top firm. If this sound like you then we have a brilliant opportunity for you...

Leading professional firm Deloitte would like to invite you to apply for the BrightStart School Leaver Programme. They are looking for ambitious students who have an interest in business and finance, and are on target to achieve 300+ UCAS Points, to join their growing team of 13,000 people.

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UCAS Pre-application interview for Ravebsbourne

 If you would like a an interview with Ravenbourne please print of the pre-application form and fill it in

Application form

Careers conferences for students who want to become Doctors or Lawyers

We organise careers conferences for students.  Places are available at our next events:

Improve Your Chances of Becoming a Doctor

Saturday 11 February 2012, 10.00am-4.30pm, at University College London

Improve Your Chances of Becoming a Lawyer

Saturday 18 February 2012, 10:00am-4:30pm, at University College London

Improve Your Chances of Becoming a Doctor

Saturday 3 March 2012, 10.00am-4.30pm, at The University of Manchester

Please forward this information to your Careers Advisers and students who are considering becoming doctors or lawyers.

The careers conferences are principally designed for students in Year 11 and Year 12. Other students, careers advisers, teachers and parents are also welcome to attend.

These events give students the opportunity to:

• Gain practical advice on getting into university and the profession of their choice
• Talk to university admissions tutors and university students
• Find out about the career and its specialist fields
• Speak with solicitors, barristers / doctors
• Discuss their academic options, alternatives and related careers

We provide high quality, focussed, unbiased careers events. As well as helping students to achieve their goals, our conferences give them a clear view of the advantages and disadvantages of a career. Students attending our conferences find them a valuable and enjoyable experience.

For full details, including costs and the application form, please visit our website http://www.epoc.org.uk/careers_conferencing.htm

Pharmacy taster day - Greenwich University

Pharmacy Taster Day

Year 13 and FE Year 2 Students

Who is this for?

FE college Year 2 and Year 13 students who are interested in pharmacy as a career.

What is the aim?

●● To explore the role of the pharmacist and find out about courses and careers

●● To discover what makes a strong application.

What will the students learn?

Staff give presentations on the different routes into pharmacy and what admissions staff look for in prospective students, while

students talk about what the programmes are really like. There is also an opportunity to have a tour of the campus and take part in a workshop covering:

● The making of ointments

● A clinical demonstration

● The process of dispensing drugs.

Wednesday 2 November 2011

Medway Campus, 10.30am–2.30pm

Pharmacy taster day booking form

London Southbank Opportunities

Dear Partner

I am getting in touch with you, as the Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences has a progression agreement with your institution.  This means that if students choose one of the courses listed below, when applying to LSBU, we guarantee conditional offers and then places if the conditions are satisfied.  To benefit from the progression agreement, applicants must state the words: PA followed by the name of their institution in the further information column on the UCAS form, next to the LSBU course choice.

I am getting in touch with you to update you on the courses within the progression agreement  and also to update you on the required tariff points/entrance requirements for each of our courses.

Courses Eligible for the Progression Agreement

	Course title
	Arts Management
	Communications
	Creative Writing
	Digital Film and Video
	Digital Media Arts
	Digital Photography
	Drama and Performance Studies
	English and Media Studies
	English with Creative Writing
	Film Studies
	Film and English Studies
	Film and Media Studies
	Game Cultures
	Media and Cultural Studies
	Multimedia Journalism
	Music and Sonic Media
	Criminology
	Criminology with Law
	Criminology with Psychology
	Politics
	Sociology
	Sociology with Criminology
	Law
	Law with Criminology
	Law with Psychology
	Law with Sociology
	Psychology
	Psychology (Child Development)
	Psychology (Clinical)
	Psychology with Criminology
	Housing Studies
	International Tourism and Business English
	Sustainable Communities
	Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure Management
	Urban and Environmental Planning

 At a University meeting last week, I succeeded in getting the agreement from the University to be able to offer progression agreement applicants slightly lower tariff points/ entrance requirements.  Please find below our standard tariff points/entrance requirements and also our tariff points/entrance requirements for progression agreement applicants:

Standard Entrance Requirements for Courses offered by Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences 2011/12
Courses	UCAS tariff points	Access to HE Diploma requirements
LLB (Hons) Law and combinations where Law is the major subject and BSc (Hons) Psychology and combinations where Psychology is the major subject.	260	Pass with 24 Level 3 credits at Merit
All other UG courses offered by FAHS	240	Pass with 21 Level 3 credits at Merit

Entrance Requirements for Schools/Colleges that have Progression Agreements with the Faculty of Arts & Human Sciences 2011/12
Courses	UCAS tariff points	Access to HE Diploma Requirements
LLB (Hons) Law and combinations where Law is the major subject and BSc (Hons) Psychology and combinations where Psychology is the major subject.	240	21 Level 3 credits at Merit
All other UG courses offered by FAHS	220	18 Level 3 credits at Merit

In addition to the slightly lower tariff points/entrance requirements for our progression agreement partners, we also offer our partners other benefits, such as subject workshop days, mentoring etc.  We have a very special event for year 13 students on 12 October and this is only for our partners –we do not advertise this event.

New Bachelors degree in Liberal Arts

I’m writing to let you know about our new Bachelors degree in Liberal Arts, which will be of interest to your students. The degree allows students to combine a range of subjects including history, geography, politics, languages and religion. The key feature about this degree is that students will study a range of subjects in their first year before specializing by choosing a major and a minor subject. The degree programme is also distinctive in that it includes an optional internship module, the opportunity to study a language, and to spend time abroad at one of our partner institutions.

This is an exciting and challenging programme for bright and ambitious students. King’s is one of the most prestigious universities in the country (recently rated 27th in the world) and is in the UK’s top five for student employability post-graduation.

We are keen to encourage excellent applicants from all backgrounds, and so this year are offering up to five scholarships of £15,000 each to support students through their course. The applications will be judged on both academic merit, and parental income, so that we can support the best students who might not otherwise be able to attend the course.

You can find out much more information about the programme on our website (www.kcl.ac.uk/liberalarts). The Admissions Tutor for the degree will be running a webinar on 29 September at 6pm, to explain the programme and answer questions. If any of your students or staff would like to attend, please email liberalarts@kcl.ac.uk by Tuesday 27 September at 5pm, and we will send you a link and further instructions by email.

Best wishes,

Jan Palmowski

Head of the School of Arts & Humanities

King’s College London

Email: liberalarts@kcl.ac.uk

Sixth Form Hospital Work Experience

Gap Medics are offering an exciting project for your students that are looking to apply for university courses in either medicine, nursing or dentistry. We are running a special 1-week programme in India during the October and February half terms designed for your Year 12 students thinking of applying for a healthcare related degree to offer them much needed hospital work experience before they apply and to see if a career in healthcare appeals to them. It is also open to your Year 13 students who will have just submitted their UCAS forms if looking to apply for medicine or dentistry for entry in 2012 and will have upcoming interviews.

The placements are ideal for your Year 12 students to give them the desire and pre-requisite work experience they need to apply and its great for Year 13's to give them the confidence to excel in their interviews too.

Students will spend five days shadowing highly skilled doctors in their day-to-day work on a fully-supervised hospital placement. Students will also have the benefit of clinical teaching, safe and secure accommodation in our own students house, food, airport transfers in India, local orientations, 24/7 support from our teams in India and the UK and lots of help with preparations for their trip too.

The specifics of our India half term specials can be viewed on our website www.gapmedics.com or by clicking here.

Gap Medics are the leading provider of short-term healthcare work experience placements abroad and our programmes are are open to individuals, groups of students and are suitable for organised school trips too. Aside from our 1-week special programmes we have placements that can be started on any weekend of the year in 3 destinations so if your students cannot make the October or February programmes there is sure to be a placement that can fit around their availability. Students are free to contact us for any further information and can confirm their place on the programmes via the website too.

Best Wishes

Mark Hinksman

Programme Development Manager
Gap Medics – Launching medical careers
Collingwood Buildings
38 Collingwood Street
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 1JF
T. +44 (0)191 269 6818 F. +44 (0)191 229 9501 E. mark@gapmedics.comW. www.gapmedics.com

LCC Visit

Bill Long  from LCC is due to come into school on Wednesday 21^st September at 2pm to speak to the students that took part in the summer programme. These students should come to the common room next Wednesday.

Any other students interested in LCC are also welcome to come along, but the main students needed are those seen by Gavin and Bill last term.

UCAS Extra

If you are holding no offers you should be using UCAS Extra - click here for a guide

Lancaster University - Open Day

We still have spaces available for the Lancaster University Open Day on Friday, 8th July in London

Lancaster University, ranked in the Top 10 universities, will be opening its doors here in London on Friday 8th July and welcomes all students with aspirations to study at a top 10 University, to come along and experience life at Lancaster on your doorstep.

Lancaster University, ranked in the top 10 UK Universities, will be opening its doors here in London on Friday, July 8th and welcomes all Year 12 students to come along and experience life at Lancaster on your doorstep.

If your students would like to meet current undergraduates from London and find out why they moved to Lancaster, learn how to maximise their chance of gaining a place, and find out about Lancaster's generous student finance bursaries, then make sure they apply early to avoid disappointment. The deadline for applications is Friday, 1st July 2011.

Apprenticeship Open day notice 2011

Apprenticeship Open day notice 2011

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Skiing Internship Opportunity for School Leavers in Canada

Internship Opportunity for School Leavers – (Limited Places Left)

We now only have limited places left on our most popular Instructor Internship Programs. Successful school leavers can get a full winter season experience and the opportunity to earn money and gain experience in a top Ski School.

Successful applicants will receive:

• A GUARANTEED offer of employment as a Ski or Snowboard Instructor
• Early season orientation, instructor training and accommodation package - Everything sorted so all you have to do is ski or ride!
• Canadian Instructor Association membership and level one ski or snowboard examination (CSIA / CASI International Certification)
• Training, support and further qualifications throughout the season
• Assistance and support with obtaining Working Holiday Visas, flights and insurances (in partnership with STA Travel)

We are looking for school leavers who:

* Have a passion for skiing or snowboarding (beginner to advanced ability welcome)
* Have a willingness to learn through training and working
* Have an interest in travel and adventure
* Are available between November and April
* Will be 18 years of age by November
* Are looking for a life changing experience
* Have the financial support to participate (the all inclusive program costs are approx. £3000-8000)

Interested Students Should: contact us directly for access to our online instructor starter kit by emailing us at sstraining@educatingadventures.com

This will give them some really handy (and FREE!) information, tips and advice on taking a winter season and entering the ski industry.


PS – As outlined above there are now only limited working holiday visas available for Canada so we would urge interested school leavers to contact us ASAP to avoid missing out. sstraining@educatingadventures.com

UCAS Tariff Table (including BTEC)

UCAS tariff-table

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BBC documentary

Educated and out of work? Up for hire?

The BBC is looking for young talented people between the ages of 18-24 who are desperate to find work. The producers have approached Prospects to see if we can help find participants to be filmed in July and August, for a documentary.

Producer Miles Carter said, “I really think this project will be great, not only to create awareness for young people but also for employers. We are looking for people who are talented, educated and out of work.”

Participants will benefit from intensive training and a chance to undertake real work experience, with the possibility of a job at the end. The documentary will then be shown to an invited audience to introduce a live debate, and representatives from Prospects will be asked to attend. The programme will be supported by a dedicated website where we can post information.

The producers are looking for young people from all parts of the country with many different experiences and backgrounds, who can answer yes to these questions.

• Are you a school leaver or graduate, unemployed for over a year?

• Would you like 40 years of career experience in four weeks, and the chance of a real job at the end of it?

Miles adds, “This exciting new series aims to give individuals with potential a genuine opportunity to find the right employer and start a new career”.

If you know a young person aged 18 - 24 who meets the criteria and might like to take part, please contact Love Productions on 020 7067 4837 or email: miles@loveproductions.co.uk

New Apprenticeships

Apprentice Administrator 81105 (Core + 7000825) for an Accountants in Canary Wharf
5 GCSE grades A* n- C including English & Maths or equivalent.
Filing, preparing records for archiving, organising meetings, answering the telephone and other general office duties.
9.00am - 5.30pm Mon - Fri
£192 per week
Training in Apprenticeship in Business Admin leading to NVQ level 2 quals with Kaplan Financial.
Apply on line www.apprenticeships.org.uk - applicants need to register first. (see vacancy for full website)
Closing date 20th May 2011

Advanced Apprentice Nursery Nurse 76851(Core + 7000826) - a Day Nursery in Canary Wharf
Level 2 Childcare qualification required
Day to day care, feeding and education of children, completing developmental records and discussing child's progress with parents and staff.
40 hours per week
£200 per week
Apprenticeship in Children's Care, learning 7 development leading to NVQ Leve 3 qulaifications with Smart Training
Apply on line www.apprenticeships.org.uk - applicants need to register first (see vacancy for full website)
Closing date 28th May 2011

Apprentice Light Vehicle Technician (Core + 7000829) Motor Vehicle Dealerships throughout London for Mercedes-Benz
GCSE grades A* - C Maths and ICT or equivalent qualifications required.
Maintaining and repairing motor vehicles from routine servicing to complete overhaul of vehicle systems using electronic fault diagniosis.
40 hours over a 5 day week.
£100 per week
On-the-job training in a London dealership and block release weeks at a training centre in Milton Keynes for NVQ Level 2 qualifications.
Apply on line www2.mercedes-benz.co.uk (see vacancy for full website)
Apply now for Summer 2011 entry

Trainee Firefighter (Core + 7000831) - Fire Brigade throughout London
No formal qualifications are required but must be ahged 17.5 or over and have a fulkl manual UK driving licence (or have a provosional licence and obtain a full licence by 31/08/2011). Must also pass physical and job related tests, medical and eye examinations.
Protect and save people and property from fire and other hazards etc….(see vacancy for full dertails)
Usually 42 hours per week on a shift system
£21,157 plus £5021 London weighting a year.
Full-time induction programme at Southwark training centre, lastin 3-4 months, then joining a fire station for a 1 year probationery period, working and training alongside experienced firefighters.
Apply on line jobs.london-fire.gov.uk (see vacancy for further details)
Closing date 20th May 2011

Fashion foundation diploma

Fashion foundation diploma

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Have you applied for student finance yet? Deadline May 31st!

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