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Advice for Parents
Presentations
- Sixth Form HE Parents Information Evening, Thursday 14th July 2011
(618k pdf version) - Presentation from the New Year 12 Parents' Evening September 2010
(154k pdf version) (Flash version) - Personal Statement Talk by Plymouth University
(1.64MB pdf version) - Financial Support 2010 /2011 Entry by UCP Marjon
(521k pdf version)
Homework
How much homework should my child be doing? We hold a conference for year 12's explaining how to organise their study time and how much study time they need to do. They are given weekly planners and time with their tutor to complete them and are given general advice and facts, view powerpoint presentation. (This will open a new window.)
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For parents of students applying to Higher Education, the best overview of the whole process is on the parents section of the UCAS website at http://www.ucas.com/parents/index.html where you can register for your free copy of the UCAS Parents Guide.
Students needing specific individual advice can be referred to our Connexions personal advisers by their college tutor: parents can view the whole scope of Connexions work at http://www.connexions-direct.com/
We hold a conference in July to prepare our Year 12 students for post-18 options, including employment opportunities and university applications. Useful resources to advise students about aspects of university life and how to put together a strong application have been put together by Oxford Brookes University at http://www.brookes.ac.uk/studying/advisers/advice. In particular, a page of frequently asked questions for parents can be accessed at: http://www.brookes.ac.uk/studying/advisers/documents/faqs_for_parents.pdf
But please be aware of deadlines! The dates referred to in the above documents are for applications to reach UCAS. It takes at least two weeks for us to process an application once the student has completed it: we have to check information such as exam results and prepare the reference. At busy times it can take longer than two weeks. Our own deadlines are the ones to bear in mind:
- For students applying to Oxford or Cambridge, or applying for Medicine, Veterinary Science or Dentistry, applications by September 30th
- For all other UCAS applicants, the deadline is October half term, unless an individual extended deadline has been agreed: this can sometimes be arranged if the student talks to the Head of 6th Form before the October half-term.
For advice on Higher Education finances, student loans and the cost of university courses go to any of these:
- www.ucas.com/studentfinance/index.html
- www.studentsupportdirect.co.uk/
- www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance
- www.studentmoney.org
- www.nhsstudentgrants.co.uk for health related courses
Wondering where it all might lead? Try one of these
Do you want to steer your offspring into a worthwhile gap year activity? Look at
(On the other hand, why not leave them to it and take a gap year yourself!)
The following sites are also worth a look,
- www.gr8choice.org, particular advice for students from the South West of England
- www.learnandwork.org for vocational routes to Higher Education
- www.creativesteps.org.uk, concentrating on creative and perfroming art
Page updated Tuesday, May 14, 2013