THE UCAS PROCESS FOR YEAR 13 INTO YEAR 14 The purpose of this timeline is to help you and your son / daughter manage key deadlines.

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1 THE UCAS PROCESS FOR YEAR 13 INTO YEAR 14 The purpose of this timeline is to help you and your son / daughter manage key deadlines. All year 13 pupils have one timetabled careers class only once every two weeks resulting in limited pupil contact time *DEADLINE: MONDAY Careers Event/Deadline 08:02:16 Work Experience (11 & 12 February) FEB 22:02:16 Work Experience Debrief Workshop on Personal Statement Preparation Library UCAS FORM: Introduction 29:02:16 Stage 2 of Work experience process begins (June Placements) 07:03:16 UCAS FORM: personal statement preparation 14:03:16 UCAS FORM: personal statement preparation All official June Work experience school paperwork regarding confirmed 21:03:16 placements completed 28:03:16 EASTER HOLIDAYS On-going work on UCAS form 04:04:16 Indi MAR APR vidual career guidance interviews on-going 11:04:16 Amend draft 1 personal statement/on-going work on UCAS form 18:04:16 On-going work on UCAS form MAY 25:04:16 Draft One Personal Statement due (Phase 1 & 2) 02:05:16 Working on personal statement 09:05:16 AS PRACTICALS AND ORALS BEGIN 16:05:16 23:05:16 JUNE 30:05:16 A U G 06:06:16 Phase 1 (Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Science, Oxford, Cambridge) applicants UCAS draft form ed to CDO Draft 2 13:06:16 20:06:16 Y13 Careers Parents Information Event Focusing on Higher Education (22 JUNE) 27:06:16 Phase 1 applicants UCAS workshop Filling in the application form- 11:30 Tuesday 28 June 15:08:16 A LEVEL RESULTS OUT THURSDAY 18 AUGUST 22:08:16 UKCAT (KAPLAN) TRAINING (available in Belfast) St Mary s Grammar School Page 1

2 29:08:16 SEPT 05:09:16 YEAR 14 OFFICIALLY BEGINS Phase 2 Induction Day - Official registration with UCAS and begin filling in the live UCAS form (Parts 1-5 of the form) Amending Personal Statements Amend personal statement University of Ulster Open Day (8 Sept ALL YEAR14 STUDENTS) Queen s University Open Day (9 Sept ALL YEAR 14 STUDENTS) 12:09:16 UKCAT exams completed Phase 1 UCAS forms submitted 14 September 19:09:16 Phase 2 personal statement final check and redrafting 21:09:16 Phase 2 finalise 5 courses check entry requirements 26:09:16 Final course check; interview with Senior teacher writing reference OCT 03:10:16 Final check on Personal Statements (to Careers teacher) 10:10:16 Phase 2 UCAS forms submitted : Print off and check completed UCAS form (to Careers teacher) 17:10:16 Deadline for LNAT registration (Oxford) NOV DEC JAN 24:10:16 St Mary s University Applications Direct Entry MID-TERM 31:10:16 BMAT exam MMI Interview workshop (TBC) 07:11:16 begin Final submission to St Mary s University College; Cambridge/Oxford Interview Preparation; 14:11:16 Applications completed for Talented Athletes Scholarship Medicine/Dentistry/ Vet Science Individual Interview Preparation English/Welsh/Scottish Medical/Dental /Veterinary School Interviews 21:11:16 Mock Interview Evening (COMPULSORY FOR ALL YEAR 14 Wednesday 23 November On-going Interview Preparation; 28:11:16 QUB Medical/Dental interviews begin (Dec-Feb) LNAT Workshop (TBC) 05:12:16 QUB Medical /Dental Interviews CAO Applications due; Art Foundation Applications to FE & HE Colleges (Ballymena, Limavady, Belfast Met) 12:12:16 QUB Medical/Dental Interviews 19:12:16 02:01:17 Deadline for HPAT Ulster registration (7 January) QUB Medical/Dental Interviews St Mary s Grammar School Page 2

3 FEB MAR APR Stranmillis interviews begin 09:01: 17 Deadline for LNAT registration Closing date for HPAT Ireland registration (20 Jan TBC) HPAT Training Workshops (Ulster) Stranmillis interviews 16:01: 17 QUB Medical Interviews LNAT exam complete by 19 January (TBC) HPAT TEST ULSTER (28 Jan 2017 TBC) HPAT Ireland training 23:01: 17 QUB Medical Interviews On-going interviews (CHECK UCAS TRACK FOR INTERVIEWS) QUB Medical Interviews 30:01: 17 Dealing with university offers/rejection QUB Medical Interviews 06:02: 17 St Mary s University College Interviews & Writing Assessment (TBC) UCAS Extra opens QUB Medical Interviews 13:02: 17 St Mary s University College Interviews & Writing Assessment (TBC) MID-TERM HPAT Ireland Exam (27 FEB TBC) 20:02: 17 Social Work - Additional essay Creative Writing Additional Essay 27:02: 17 Completion of all Student finance forms; Investigate sponsorship opportunities 06:03: 17 NEELB staff will be in to collect completed finance forms; Social Work Interviews 13:03: 17 Nursing Interviews (QUB) begin HPAT Ulster results Research apprenticeship pathways (where appropriate) 20:03: 17 Social Work Interviews Nursing Interviews (QUB) Final UCAS decision made choose firm and insurance courses. 27:03:17 Reject other 3 courses 03:04:17 University of Ulster Art Degrees Portfolio Interviews 10:04: 17 17:04: 17 Final DEADLINE for responding to UCAS (End of April) 24:04:17 St Mary s Grammar School Page 3

4 OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE CAREERS DEPARTMENT -16 Month Details of Lunchtime and After school Workshops Provided September October November December January February University Open Days Y14 QUB Dental Open Day Careers Workshops: - Struggling with Personal Statements - Nursing Personal Statements - Nursing at Ulster University Careers Workshops: Opportunities with Deloitte Phase 1 Support Workshop Allied Health Therapies HPAT Workshop 1 EMS Presentation Altnagelvin Hospital Health Professions Open Day Interview Preparation Workshop 1 Phase One Mock Interviews Interview Skills Workshop 2 QUB Civil Engineering Presentation LNAT Preparation Workshop St Mary s University College Workshop 1 Phase Applicants Workshop 1 St Mary s University College Workshop 2 Talented Athlete Scholarship Workshop Nursing Workshop QUB Software & Electronic & Electrical Engineering Presentation Ulster University Business School - Accounting Presentation Mock Interview Evening Actuarial Science & Risk Management at QUB Presentation Struggling with Work Experience Workshop Deloitte Higher Apprenticeship Application Workshop Psychology at QUB Presentation CAO Applications Teaching Interview Practice Workshop UU HPAT Workshop 2 Letterkenny Institute of Technology Presentation Aerospace Engineering at QUB Presentation Mechanical Engineering at QUB Presentation Medicine at QUB Presentation Edgehill University Presentation Phase Workshop 2 Opportunities with PwC HPAT Ulster Preparation Workshop 3 Trinity College Dublin Presentation Liverpool University Presentation Considering a Career in Mental Health Presentation Belfast Metropolitan College Presentation Northumbria & Newcastle University Presentation Y13 Work Experience Scottish University Tour MLP Nursing Seminar Y13 Personal Statement Workshop SWOTUP Presentation St Mary s Grammar School Page 4

5 March April May June July August Aberdeen University Presentation Opportunities with BDO Kilronan Science Fair UCD Presentation SLT Information Morning QUB Y14 Clarification Session Phase Workshop 3 NEELB Student Finance Workshop Scottish Modern Universities Tour Volunteering Opportunities Education at University of Greenwich Y13 Parents Higher Education Information Event Phase Workshop 4 Post result Support & Guidance Y14 UCAS Registration In St. Mary s, Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) is an important element of our provision. We provide pupils with access to high quality careers education, information, advice and guidance to enable them to make informed, considered and realistic decisions about their education, training and employment options. All Y13 & 14 receive a weekly Careers Bulletin to their school account outlining the Careers events and deadlines for the week. The bulletin is also sent to the Form Tutors, Head of Year and Progress Manager. Resources are also available in the Y13/14 Shared Careers Resources on the school system as well as in the Careers Showbie Folders In Term 3 the Careers Department also piloted a Careers Dept. Twitter account with the hope that all students would follow the Twitter feed in order to access key information throughout the year. Additional guidance and support materials for a variety of Higher Education and Further Education courses are available through the Shared Careers folders which pupils can access both in school and at home. It is hoped (September ) to provide all students with access to a Careers Department Google Drive which will ensure access of key resources both at home and at school. St Mary s Grammar School Page 5

6 YEAR 13 WEEKLY CAREERS BULLETIN Below is a copy of the weekly Careers Bulletin which is updated each week and ed to students. Year 13 Careers Bulletin Week 2 21 March Monday 21 Tuesday 22 Wednesday 23 Thursday 24 Friday 25 REMINDER: GUIDANCE INTERVIEWS CONTINUING WEEKLY OVERVIEW Talk QUB Lunchtime K1 PHASE 1 APPLICANTS PERSONAL STATEMENT WORKSHOP Lunchtime K1 ESSENTIAL!!!!!! NEXT WEEK KEEP CHECKING YOUR C2K THERE IS ALWAYS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT APPRENTICESHIPS ETC COMING IN VIA . KEEP YOUR INBOX OPEN!!!! IF YOU FEEL THAT YOU WANT TO DISCUSS YOUR OPTIONS, EITHER OR CALL TO K1 TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. I WILL DO MY BEST TO MEET WITH YOU. NOTICES: 1. YOU SHOULD BE RESEARCHING YOUR COURSES THOROUGHLY. 2. PHASE 2 - WE WILL BE STARTING PERSONAL STATEMENT DRAFT ONE. PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU WATCH THE VIDEO ABOUT HOW TO WRITE A STRONG PERSONAL STATEMENT IN THE UCAS PROCESS FOLDER ON SHOWBIE 3. THE GUIDANCE SCHEDULE FOR THE NEXT FORTNIGHT WILL BE ED LATER TODAY. A NUMBER OF Y13 HAVE MISSED TWO INTERVIEWS. THESE STUDENTS MAY NOT BE SEEN AS TIME IS RUNNING OUT. 4. NOT EVERYONE HAS SIGNED UP TO THEIR SHOWBIE CLASS. THIS APP CAN BE USED ON A PC. FAILURE TO SIGN UP BEFORE EASTER WILL RESULT IN THE ERS BEING MARKED. PLEASE SEE EARLIER BULLETINS FOR LIST OF CLASS CODES 5. ANYONE PLANNING AN ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE PLACEMENT IN JUNE MUST MAKE SURE THAT THEY FOLLOW THE SCHOOL PROCEDURES AS OUTLINED IN YOUR CAREERS WORKBOOK. 6. IF YOU DO NOT FOLLOW PROCEDURES, YOU WILL NOT BE INSURED AND WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO GO ON THE PLACEMENT. C. Donoghue St Mary s Grammar School Page 6