Post 16 Week

Exciting times ahead…

• Your choice…apprenticeships, college courses, A levels, providers. It is all up to you.

• Research• Advice and Guidance • Open Evenings. • Websites

• Be informed.

• https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship

• HRC/CRC/PRC have information on their websites about apprenticeships

• WATA have information about apprenticeships in the fields of Engineering, construction, business and administration

• Talk to Laura when she interviews you.

Post 16 courses – level 3 or A levels

• If you know you want to go on to university or you want to apply for a Higher Level apprenticeship, then Level 3/A level courses are for you.

• Universities will specify which A levels and grades they require (and GCSE grades)

• UCAS• Higher Apprenticeships will usually specify 3 C

grades at A level.

External providers Post 16 Applications Closing Date

St Ivo Sixth Form Paper 8th February 2016Hills Road Sixth Form Paper 12 January 2016Long Road Sixth Form Online only 12 January 2016Hinchingbrooke Paper 5th February 2016HRC Paper No deadlinePRC Paper Will accept till end Sep

2016CRC Paper and online Shuttleworth College Apply on line Bedford College Apply online University Tech College (Cambridge

Via UCAS(will accept paper though)

No deadline outside CAP

College of Animal Welfare Online through their site Greater Peterborough UTC Paper No closing dateCollege of West Anglia Online only No deadline Kings Peterborough Contact Kings 7th December 2015

Why St Peter’s Sixth Form?• Results at St Peter’s are improving. In 2015 we saw fantastic results in

many subjects such as

• Biology • Chemistry • Geography• Psychology • German • PE • ICT

• New courses being offered: • Peterborough United Football Academy • Hairdressing at Level 2 and Level 3

• Meaningful work experience to help future progression• Addenbrookes/Doctors• Schools

• Links with other providers to ensure opportunities for all students • Links with WATA for apprenticeships and traineeships • Local Businesses who want to work with students • PUFC• Fitness courses • NCS

• Enrichment • CCF• Young Enterprise • Academic Mentoring • Gold D of E • Trips • Sporting activities • Leadership opportunities

Successes • All of our students had a progression route at the

end of year 13 • All students who applied to university received an offer from

their first choice university – 3 students received unconditional offers based on their predicted results/personal statements/references

• 10% of year 13 students who applied to uni, are now at a Russell group university

• 40% of our students are now studying a STEM based subject at University

• Those students who did not go to Uni, went into further education, an apprenticeship or employment

What next?

• Open Evening tomorrow: 7pm-830pm• Courses on offer – talk to students and HoDs• Other providers will be available to help –

Marshalls, NHS, WATA, • All year 11 students will be interviewed WB 16th

November by Laura Jenkins. • WB 7th December – Sixth form interviews and

confirm choices. • Places offered to you February 1st