We pride ourselves at Alsager Sixth Form on providing the very best guidance and support for students in researching into and applying for their post sixth form destination.
Below is a summary of the key milestones of support and events provided throughout a student’s time at sixth form, however we endeavour to continue to support students beyond their time at sixth form and encourage students to contact us for any further help with destinations application even when they have left:
September | As part of tutor sessions identify a vision for post sixth form destination. Introduction to Unifrog (online platform for destinations support – see below) |
October | University course research and shortlisting |
November | Apprenticeship/employment research and shortlisting |
December | Development of evidence base used to support future applications. |
February | ‘Preparing to apply for University’ talk (this will be repeated for parents as part of an information evening). |
March | UCAS Discovery Exhibition Trip |
May | ‘Personal statement and covering letter writing workshop’ |
June | ‘Preparing to apply for apprenticeships and employment’ talk Work Experience week |
July | Ongoing work on researching, shortlisting and preparing application materials for chosen destination. |
September | Deadline for completion of Personal Statements University admissions tests deadline Ongoing support for apprenticeship and employment applications (this will continue throughout Year 13). |
October | Early entry deadline (Oxford, Cambridge, medicine, veterinary, dentistry and conservatoires). |
November | Internal deadline for university applications |
January | UCAS final deadline for university applications |
February | ‘Applying for student finance and student accommodation’ talk |
March | Ongoing support for apprenticeship and employment applications (this will continue throughout Year 13). |
April | Recommended deadline for confirming Firm and Insurance university offers |
August | Post-exam results counselling and support |
Unifrog is our ‘one-stop’ careers and destinations support platform that students use throughout their time at sixth form. In spite of its name Unifrog provides an equal level of support for students not wishing to go to university and who are looking to secure apprenticeship or employment opportunities.
Unifrog serves a multitude of functions, from students exploring options for future careers, researching the university and apprenticeship that interest them to building and refining the materials they will use in their applications such as Personal Statements or CVs.
The UCAS Hub provides tool to help with exploring subjects, considering apprenticeships, shortlisting university options, and writing a killer personal statement or CV. When students come to submitting their actual university application this is also done through UCAS Hub and we would therefore recommend students setting up an account (with their personal email address) early on in Year 12.
HE+ provides a comprehensive programme of information, advice and guidance sessions and study skills support in order to help ensure students make both a successful application and also a successful transition to highly selective universities, such as those in the Russell Group.
Apprenticeship and Employment Guidance
As a sixth form we are committed to ensuring students looking to progress onto apprenticeships and employment opportunities receive a full programme of support. This includes weekly group workshops to learn about where and how to search for opportunities, write CV’s, and letters for applications, interview skills, mock interviews and individual CEIAG meetings.
