The Snake Pit

Would  you like to take part in the RAVENSBOURNE WINTER PROJECT - THE SNAKE PIT? 

This is for Year 12 students interested in the following areas - Art & Design, Product Design, Fashion, Graphics, Broadcasting, Music & Sound Production.

The Snake Pit will take place over 2 days - the 13th & 14th December and will look great on UCAS applications.  If you  would like to take part please complete the attached application form and return it to Lucy Slater l.slater@rave.ac.uk by 23rd November at the latest.

Are you brave enough to enter the Snake Pit and face the Business Cobras?

The challenge - Working in small focus groups you will be asked to create and promote a fantastic new product/service that can be sold to tourists visiting London during the festive season.  This could be anything from a printed shopping bag, a stocking filler 'gadget', an app for phones showcasing the best places for festive shopping etc.  The choice is yours.....

The only criteria is that it MUST promote both London and the Winter Festive Season.

But the challenge doesn't end there.  Once you decide on what you want to sell then you have to produce the costings, market research and develop the pitch that will convince the Cobras that your idea/product is the best.

Many enter the Snake Pit, but only one group will win....will it be you?

Snake Pit Application Form 

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

Tuan and Hung do us proud!

 

 

On Tuesday 11th October, Tuan and Hung Lai accompanied by two teachers in the Maths faculty from Welling School, attended an awards ceremony at the UBS Headquarters in Moorgate, Central London. They had been nominated for an outstanding achievement and excellence award following their successful first year of A-Levels in Maths and the Sciences. They were recognised for not only being the first students within Welling to sit a Further Maths qualification alongside the standard Maths a-level but for achieving the top possible grade within both subjects. They are both predicted A* grades at A2.

 

During the awards ceremony they were spoken to by Dermot Shortt, global head of UBS Delta, who offered some excellent advice on how to get into the investment banking sector. They were then led through a networking session by Lyle Andrews, Head of Graduate recruitment for the firm, before finally being given the opportunity to immediately practice some of their newly learnt networking skills in a reception at the end of the evening with other prize winners and employees from UBS.

 

Hung and Tuan have completed their UCAS applications  and hope to read Mathematics at Cambridge University or another top achieving university.

UCAS

THE FIRST TWO STUDENTS TO COMPLETE UCAS PROCEDURE WILL GET THEIR MONEY REFUNDED.

PLEASE LET MISS BEER KNOW AS SOON AS YOU HAVE PAID AND SEND YOUR FORM OFF.

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

UCAS Extra

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

Year 13: Clearing

Use the links below to help guide you through the Clearing process:

What happens next?

What happens next depends on your exam results. If you meet all the conditions of your offer, you will be accepted by the university. Even if you have not quite met the requirements, the university or college may lower its offer and still accept you. Check Track to see their decisions.

Clearing Explained

Clearing is a service available between July and September, but for most people it is used after the exam results are published in August. It can help people without a university or college place to find suitable vacancies on higher education courses.

Click here log in to Track

The Independent Newspaper

This is the official UCAS clearing search where it's really easy to find the right course whether you're a home or international student. Search for universities and courses in all regions and levels.

Signing up to UCAS

In order to sign up to UCAS you will need the 'buzz word' for Welling School, the 'buzz word' is:

Oyster2011

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.

UCAS Tariff Table (including BTEC)

UCAS tariff-table

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UCAS EXTRA

Here is some info to help you get started.

It has been available since 25th Feb and is for applicants that used all five choices on their application but are holding no offers.

Extra gives those applicants a chance to maintain motivation by adding additional choices before clearing.

Over 7,000 applicants achieved a place through this last year.

You need to go to

www.ucas.com/students/offers/extra

There is a video you can watch to help you called 'How to use Extra.'

Any more advice, you should contact UCAS directly.

Tariff Points and Progression Accord with the Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences at LSBU

Increase in UCAS Tariff Points

London South Bank University (LSBU) has revised its UCAS Tariff point entry requirements for some of its undergraduate programmes commencing in September 2011.

 

MESSAGE FROM LSBU:

Progression Accords with the Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences at LSBU

 

As we have a progression accord with your institution, I wanted to make you aware of this and to reassure you that our old tariff points as stated in our progression accord will still apply to applicants, from your institution, who apply to one of our courses, in the Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences, for 2011 entry.

 

Therefore our Progression Accord will continue to work in the same way, as follows:

 

1. Guarantee of a conditional offer from LSBU if students apply through the progression for one of the following courses:

• - LLB (Hons) Law - BSc (Hons) Psychology
• - BSc (Hons) Criminology - BSc (Hons) Sociology
• - BA (Hons) International Politics - BA (Hons) Tourism & Hospitality
• - BSc (Hons) Social Policy - BA (Hons) Film Studies
• - BA (Hons) Urban & Environmental Planning - BSc (Hons) Media and Cultural Studies
• - BA (Hons) Digital Media Arts - BA (Hons) Print & Online Journalism
• - BA (Hons) Digital Film and Video - BA (Hons) Game Cultures
• - BA (Hons) Music and Sonic Media - BA (Hons) Creative Writing
• - BA (Combined Honours) English Studies - BA (Hons) Arts Management
• - BA (Hons) Drama & Performance Studies
• - BA (Hons) Theatre practice: Creative Producing

 

2. Guarantee of a place on the above courses if students meet our (old) entrance criteria of 240 UCAS points for Law and Psychology and 160 UCAS points for all the remaining courses. With respect to Access Courses, we require a Pass.

 

To ensure that Welling students benefit from our progression accord which maintains our old entrance requirements, students will need to enter the words:  PA followed by Welling School in the further information column, next to the LSBU course choice.

 

We hope that our position with progression accords reassures your students. Our progression accord has the benefit of a guaranteed conditional offer as well as lower tariff points than our new standard offer. We have therefore stayed true to our mission to widen access to higher education to all those who can benefit.

Personal Statement - Have you done yours?

Remember the deadline for your Personal Statements is FRIDAY 22ND OCTOBER. This is for your final draft by this date you should have completed at least 2 drafts and had your UCAS Bingo card stamped. Also remember the buzz word for our school is WEARESIXTH, you will need this to sign up to UCAS.

For help writing your personal statement see links and documents below:

• Writing your Personal Statement
• Personal Statement writing guide
• UCAS Advice

Personal statement mindmap

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Personal statement worksheet

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Personal Statement Writing Guide

Personal Statement Writing Guide

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Writing your Personal Statement

Useful links

• Your guide to writing a personal statement
•  Tell the universities and colleges why they should choose you
• Personal Statement Library

UCAS personal statement info

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UCAS TARIFFS

UCAS Tariff Tables 2010

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Taster courses for universities part of The University of London

Taster courses are on at:

• Goldsmiths
• Queen Mary's
• UCL
• Royal Holloway
• Westminster
• Middlesex
• London College of Music
• South Bank

Taster courses University of London

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Kingston University Online Open Day

Kingston university online open day

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Earn extra UCAS points

Amendment: This course is no longer valid for UCAS points, the work book is still very useful


This workbook is designed to support you in making it to university by giving you an idea of the sorts of things you need to consider, and telling you where to look for further information. It contains activities and exercises, as well as guidance notes that will help you to think about, apply to, and prepare for Higher Education.

There is an additional benefit of the workbook – passport points. You earn 10 passport points for each action of the workbook you complete. if you complete all three sections, you receive an additional 10 points. This means you could earn up to 40 points! MORE INFO

Passport workbook 2009 10 web version

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