Pathways 2 Project. This project is designed to help you look through your progression routes for the future.

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1 Pathways 2

2 Pathways 2 Project This project is designed to help you look through your progression routes for the future. It will be delivered over 4 tutor sessions and will cover Session 1: University Research & Open Days Session 2: Types of Degrees, Taster Days, Summer Schools, FE & Art Foundation Session 3: Work Placements, Study Abroad, Gap years Session 4: Work Skills, Career Paths & Ideas, Apprenticeships, Graduate Jobs, Volunteering

3 4 Sessions & workbook There should be something in there for you You will download and save a workbook to your drive which you will be expected to work through, complete and browse through relevant websites You can copy and paste useful information to you into it and it will help you later on when you come back to making your choices next year

4 Pathways 2 Session 1 University Research and Open Days

5 Higher Education How do I choose a course I ll like? What will be the best university for me? What will make a university pick me? What help will I get? Where do BHASVIC Students end up?

6 What should I look for in a Course? Interesting & Enjoyable Academic/ Technical Content and structure Assessment Employment

7 Choosing a Course? How do I know! Careers Advice Discussion with Teachers Experiences of Others Prospectuses Course Outlines Experience Days What do I enjoy? What job do I want? What am I good at? Decision How do I learn?

8 Choosing a University? Do your research! Discussion with peers Experiences of Others Visits Prospectuses Reputable Websites Decision Your priorities

9 Things you might think about City or Green Campus

10 Things you might think about Near or Far

11 Things you might think about What about the facilities

12 Things you might think about Does reputation matter to you?

13 How do I know if I ll get in? Grades in specific subjects or overall points score Required subjects Entrance test Non academic requirements, e.g. work experience

14 A word about your predicted grades A* In June your teachers will share with you your predicted grades If you have completed AS exams they will reflect your AS grades and be finalised in September. If not they will be based on our progression exams. You use them to judge which courses to apply for there s no point applying for a course that wants AAB when your predicted/as grades are CCC A B C D E

15 Where do BHASVIC students go? Top ten (2016): University of Sussex University of Bristol University of Manchester University of Brighton University of Sheffield University of Southampton University of the West of England, Bristol (UWE) University of Cambridge University of Exeter University of Portsmouth University of East Anglia (UEA), University of Kent

16 What do they study? Top ten individual subjects studied by BHASVIC students (2016): 1. History by Period 2. Psychology 3. Mathematics 4. English studies 5. Law by Area 6. Combinations of subjects 7. Politics 8. Economics 9. Sport and Exercise Science 10. Pre-clinical Medicine

17 CHALLENGING PERCEPTIONS ABOUT THE BEST UNIVERSITIES BIS report on the Graduate Premium in 2013: The Russell Group earnings boost is statistically insignificant CBI Education & Skills Survey 2014: Only 12% of employers said that the university you went to is an important factor In the following tables, which show rankings from a variety of viewpoints, universities in red are not in the Russell Group

18 UNIS WITH HIGHEST STUDENT SATISFACTION 1. BATH 14. BANGOR 2. LOUGHBOROUGH 15. LANCASTER 3. SHEFFIELD 16. ST ANDREWS 4. CAMBRIDGE 17. WARWICK 5. OXFORD 18. BIRMINGHAM 6. SURREY 19. SOUTHAMPTON 7. EAST ANGLIA 20. DURHAM 8. EXETER 21. KEELE 9. LEEDS 22. READING 10. NEWCASTLE 23. YORK 11. FALMOUTH 24. QUEEN S BELFAST 12. DUNDEE 25. ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE Universities in red are NOT Russell Group 13. NOTTINGHAM (TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION 2015)

19 TOP 25 IN THE TIMES/SUNDAY TIMES LEAGUE TABLE 1. CAMBRIDGE 14. EAST ANGLIA 2. OXFORD 15. BIRMINGHAM 3. ST ANDREWS 16. YORK 4. IMPERIAL 17. LEEDS 5. LSE 18. SOUTHAMPTON 6. DURHAM 19. BRISTOL 7. EXETER 20. LEICESTER 8. WARWICK 21. SHEFFIELD 9. UCL 22= EDINBURGH 10. BATH 22= NEWCASTLE 11. SURREY 22= NOTTINGHAM 12. LANCASTER 25. SUSSEX Universities in red are NOT Russell Group 13. LOUGHBOROUGH (Good University Guide 2015)

20 TOP 25 IN THE COMPLETE UNIVERSITY GUIDE LEAGUE TABLE 1. CAMBRIDGE 14. SOUTHAMPTON 2. OXFORD 15. BRISTOL 3. LSE 16. EAST ANGLIA 4. IMPERIAL 17. YORK 5. DURHAM 18. BIRMINGHAM 6. ST ANDREWS 19. LEEDS 7. WARWICK 20. EDINBURGH 8. SURREY 21. SUSSEX 9. LANCASTER 22. KENT 10. UCL 23. KING S 11. EXETER 24. LEICESTER 12. BATH 25. NOTTINGHAM Universities in red are NOT Russell Group 13. LOUGHBOROUGH (The Complete University Guide 2016)

21 TOP 25 IN THE GUARDIAN LEAGUE TABLE 1. CAMBRIDGE 14. SOUTHAMPTON 2. OXFORD 15. COVENTRY 3. ST ANDREWS 16. KENT 4. SURREY 17. BIRMINGHAM 5. BATH 18. HERIOT-WATT 6. DURHAM 19. SUSSEX 7. WARWICK 20= EAST ANGLIA 8. IMPERIAL 20= EDINBURGH 9. EXETER 22. YORK 10. LANCASTER 23. LEEDS 11. LOUGHBOROUGH 24. GLASGOW 12. UCL 25. READING Universities in red are NOT Russell Group 13. LSE (The Guardian 2016 rankings)

22 UNIS WITH BEST NIGHTLIFE 1. LSE 9. LEEDS 2. MANCHESTER 10. LIVERPOOL 3. NEWCASTLE 11. SUSSEX 4. LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES 12. UCL 5. GLASGOW CALEDONIAN 13. LEEDS BECKETT 6. STRATHCLYDE 14. NOTTINGHAM TRENT 7. NORTHUMBRIA 15. GLASGOW Universities in red are NOT Russell Group 8. BRISTOL ( Which? University 2015)

23 ws/business But remember money doesn t always make you happy.. And women earning less seriously!

24 WhatUni Is an excellent search tool for comparing and researching courses. As you go through your workbook you will be asked to sign up for an account. Write your user name and password in your workbook so you can remember what it is. Use your non-college if you would prefer.

25 Open Days It is really important that you take advantage of open days which are open to book now. They are usually open from May Sept but there may only be a few dates for any universities that you are interested in.

26 Using your booklet Download and open the Pathways 2 project booklet and save it to your drive. Work through the questions which are designed to help you explore all the different tools and websites that can help you in your research.