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Progression and Employability
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Welcome to Higher Education Parents’
Event 2016
Emma Fielding, Assistant Principal Caroline Taylor, Higher Education ManagerEmily Packer, Progression & Leader
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Welcome – Emma FieldingSuccess in 2015 Entry
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TonightTonight is an opportunity for you and our students to fully understand the UCAS application process. In addition there are talk on:
Student FinanceWriting Personal StatementsStudent Life at UniversityRecruitment Fair – talk directly to HE institutions
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Catherine Taylor
Higher Education Manager
University Level Study @ Exeter College
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@ Exeter College
• Over 500 students are studying University level programmes @ Exeter College right now across a wide range of subjects:
• Art & Design• Music, Media & Performing Arts• Business & IT• Construction & Civil Engineering• Engineering & Aerospace• Healthcare, childcare & public services• Sport, Leisure & Tourism
• Successful completion of the programmes leads to the award of:
• Foundation Degrees (FDs)• Higher National Certificates /Diplomas (HNC/Ds)
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• FDs & HNC/Ds sit at Level 4 & 5 in the National Qualifications & Curriculum Framework (NCQF) & are equivalent to the first two years of a bachelor’s degree
• They are also “self-standing qualifications of specific value” (QAA, 2010) & recognised & accepted by both employers & other higher education institutions (HEIs)
• Foundation Degrees:• Are designed & delivered by Colleges but validated, awarded & quality assured by
Universities
• Are linked to at one or more ‘top up’ programme at the validating university enabling students to complete a full bachelors degree
• HNC/Ds:• Are delivered by College but designed, awarded and quality assured by well
respected Awarding Bodies
• Can enable students to progress onto the second or third year of a closely related bachelors degree at an HEI of their choice
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• A supportive environment with small class sizes, individual support & a comprehensive tutorial system
• Dedicated teaching & learning facilities & resources for University level students across the College
• A reputation for academic & vocational excellence with strong links to universities & employers
• Received the ‘seal of approval’ for University Level provision from the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) in 2011 & 2015
• The QAA particularly identified as an area of good practice:
• “The comprehensive and consistent academic support for students, that enables them to fulfil their potential” (QAA, 2015)
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Information & Advice @ Exeter College
• Higher Education Advisor• Information about the HE
opportunities & facilities at Exeter College
• Guidance on support services, student finance & accommodation
• Meet Candice at the HE Fair
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Support So Far….March 2015
Higher Education Week June 2015
Transition Talks University of Aberystwyth September 2015
UCAS Registration
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UCAS Important Dates October 15th 2015 – Closed for
Oxbridge, Vet, Medicine, Dentistry. October Half Term• Finalise Choices• Personal Statement Processing Closes for Term: 5th
December 2015 January 15th 2016 – UCAS Closes
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Returning Your Application
30%Returned
95%Offers
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Parents’ Support
UCAS for Parents: https://www.ucas.com/ucas/undergraduate/getting-started/parents-and-guardians
Visit the advice pages on the
Exeter College website
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Support Available
Personal Statement Drop-In (4 times per week) 1 – 2 – 1 Guidance UCAS Application Support Course choice Student Finance Medicine, Oxbridge, Veterinary, Dentistry
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Event Institution Location
Writing a Winning Personal Statement University of Exeter @34 Restaurant
Writing a Winning Personal Statement University of Gloucestershire W109
Writing a Winning Personal Statement Aberystwyth University W014
Student Finance University of Sussex Sports Hall
Student Life: Life as an Undergraduate Plymouth University W001/2
Writing a Winning Personal Statement City University London W008
The UCAS Journey Gerald Pryke – Exeter College B09
The UCAS Journey Jill Ball – Exeter College H105/06
The UCAS Journey Emily Packer - Exeter CollegeW111
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