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Where next?

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Deciding the ‘Next Step’

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  • THINK
  • - What? Why? Which? When?

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  • RESEARCH
  • - Options and possibilities

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Budmouth Support

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  • Aspirations Employability Diploma
  • HE Day Tuesday 18th April 2023
  • Next Step Day 7th July 2023
  • Continuing support for University and Career Applications September onwards

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Qualifications

Level

General

Vocational

Occupational

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Doctorates (PhD)

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NVQ5

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Masters degrees

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Bachelors degrees

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NVQ4

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Foundation degrees

Higher National Diploma

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Higher National Certificate

3

AS levels

A’ levels

OCR National

BTEC National

NVQ3

Advanced Apprenticeships

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Personal Statement and Updated CV

Draft 7th July 2023

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End October 2023

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Completed application

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Open Days

  • Check University websites
  • Open Days for 2024 entry are starting now.
  • Remember Book HE Day on Tuesday 18th April

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Applications

  • Qualifications
  • Sincerity
  • Skills
  • Qualities
  • Experience
  • Ambition
  • Interesting examples

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UCAS apply

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  • Online application
  • Be sure to use all five course options
  • Places allocated from October
  • £27.50 fee - Bursary students can use this
  • Buzzword: nextstep24
  • Apprenticeships
  • UCAS: How to...

www.ucas.com

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Admissions Tests

BMAT - Medicine

UKCAT - Medicine

LNAT - Law

STEP - Maths

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Oxbridge have a variety of

tests for their courses ��There are other tests, including auditions for Performing Arts. Students should read UCAS information carefully.

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Post-Graduate…

  • Future Teaching Scholars Programme.
  • Maths or Physics who would like to train to become a teacher.
  • The students get funding throughout their training
  • https://www.futureteachingscholars.com

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National Job Market

  • Fewer than 40,000 people trained to fill around 72,000 jobs in engineering trades.
  • In construction 123,000 people were trained for 275,000 jobs.
  • Companies such as IBM struggle to allocate staff due to lack of skills or interest.
  • Even though almost a ¼ of jobs are in the distribution, hotels and restaurant category, only about one in 40 youngsters are considering careers in these industries.
  • Fewer than 1/30 young people considering jobs in banking and finance, even though 1/5 jobs to be in this sector.
  • Various factors (not saying what they are!) having an even bigger impact on shortages of staffing

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Job Market

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Job Market

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https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship�UCAS

https://www.ucas.com › apprenticeships

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Applications and research required

Students should apply from September

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Some key employers/groups offering apprenticeships/sponsorship:

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BT�Westland �Red Bull

Careers at sea

NHS

AirbusDC AAT�PwC

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HE Finance

  • Tuition fees – up to £9,250
  • Tuition loan for all
  • Maintenance Grant
  • Maintenance Loan
  • Bursaries
  • Scholarships
  • National Scholarship Programme
  • Online application from February
  • www.thescholarshiphub.org.uk
  • www.gov.uk/student-finance/overview
  • Information Evening next academic year (in a minute)

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Oxbridge/Medicine deadline

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15th October 2023

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UCAS deadline

15th January 2024

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UCAS deadline

16th January

30th June 2024

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LATE applications and UCAS Extra

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UCAS deadline

30 June 2024 CLEARING ONLY

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Budmouth �Contacts

Baron Miles – Director of Careers

bmiles@budmouth-aspirations.org

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Sam Morris – Director of Sixth Form

smorris@budmouth-aspirations.org

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Claire Hughes - AED Lead

chughes@budmouth-aspirations.org

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Jan Cockings - 01305 830560

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