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Last updated: March 5th, 2024

Beyond Sixth Form

Beyond Sixth Form

Videos

Click here to access in your own time a bank of free videos aimed at helping you make choices about universities and degree courses.

StudentStream – StudentStream brings together video content featuring vital advice, help and expert knowledge from universities and colleges across the UK. Whether you are at the beginning of your journey towards higher education, or currently at university and want to know more about life after studying your undergrad degree, we have the perfect content for you. Simply use the search function in the top right of the homepage to find the videos that are suitable for you, or select Pre Uni, At Uni, or Post Uni to find a number of different categories to help inform, motivate and inspire you.

Y13 assembly Accepting offers and Student Finance*
https://www.youtube.com/embed/HWGtidkZIA4?rel=0&autoplay=1

*there are a couple of updates for 2023 Entry:

  • the new threshold for repaying student loans is now £27295 and,
  • any residual debt will be wiped out after 40 years.

Events

Y12 Next Steps Information Evening – Wed 23 March

Presentations from this event last year
Main presentation – including Sue Taylor and Annabel Cunningham
University of Sussex presentation – 23 March 2022 – Craig Dove
SJB presentation-Max van den Berg – TFL Business Management Degree Apprenticeship

Key Dates

Early Application Deadline: Oxbridge/Medicine/Veterinary/Dentistry

Applications for these courses should arrive at UCAS by 18:00 (UK time) on Friday 15 October.

All other UCAS Applications Deadline

Applications for all other UCAS Undergraduate courses except those with a 15 October deadline, should arrive at UCAS by 18:00 (UK time) on Wednesday 25 January.

When are you likely to hear back from unis?

The wait for decisions on your application can be agonising. It’s a good idea to use this time effectively by familiarising yourself with the decisions the unis you’ve applied to could make, so you know what to expect and what to do when the time comes.
Each university and college will make their decisions at different times, meaning you might hear back before your friends do, or vice versa. However, there are deadlines by which they will need to have decided:

  • 18 May 2023 – if you send your application by 25 January 2022.
  • 14 July 2023 – if you send your application by 30 June 2023.

If a uni you’ve applied to doesn’t make a decision by the appropriate deadline, that choice will be automatically made unsuccessful.

When must you reply?

  • If your last offer is on/before 18 May 2023 reply by 8 June 2023
  • If your last offer is on/before 12 July 2023 reply by 17 July 2023

A Level Results day

Thursday 17 August

University Course Search

All these sites and resources provide guides on what to consider as well as help for those who have no idea:

UniTasterDays – Parents Guide to University – 2022 Guide (2023 guide will be posted here when available)
https://www.whatuni.com/degrees/courses/
https://www.ucas.com/undergraduate/what-and-where-study/how-choose-right-undergraduate-course-you
https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/student-advice/what-to-study/choosing-a-course
https://www.theuniguide.co.uk/advice/choosing-a-course
https://www.prospects.ac.uk/applying-for-university/choosing-a-course/how-to-choose-the-right-degree
https://discoveruni.gov.uk/search-landing-page/

University Rankings

https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings

The best UK universities 2021 – rankings | Education | The Guardian
https://www.ukuni.net/uk-ranking/subject

Apprenticeship Vacancies

With most of the following websites you can (and should) sign up for apprenticeship job alerts.

https://www.apprenticeships.gov.uk/apprentices/browse-apprenticeships
https://www.ucas.com/alternatives/apprenticeships/apprenticeships-england/how-find-apprenticeships-england
https://amazingapprenticeships.com/vacancies/
https://apprenticeshipguide.co.uk/vacancies/
https://www.getmyfirstjob.co.uk/
https://www.notgoingtouni.co.uk/
https://www.ratemyapprenticeship.co.uk/advice/best-apprenticeships-uk

https://uk.indeed.com/Apprenticeships-jobs

Podcasts

Other Useful Resources

University prep:

The Brilliant Club: Videos on preparing for life and study at University

CV writing:

Student finance guides/info:

Year 13 Transition Work

Each department has put together some wider reading for you to engage with in over the coming weeks and months as you prepare for University. We hope you find them useful and interesting!

Art Wider Year 13 Transistion Reading List Yr13
BIOLOGY Year 13 TRANSITION WORK
DRAMA Year 13 TRANSITION WORK
English Language Year 13 transition
English Literature Year 13 Transition Work
Geography Year 13 Reading List
GERMAN Year 13 TRANSITION WORK
GRAPHICS Year 13 Transition Work
HISTORY Year 13 TRANSITION WORK
ITALIAN Year 13 TRANSITION WORK
Law Transition Work
Media Studies Reading List and ACADEMIC WEBSITES
Media Studies Yr 13 Transition work
Year 13 Business and Economics pre-University preparation
Year 13 Chemistry Transition Work
Year 13 Computing Further Reading
Year 13 Maths Transition
Year 13 Physics Transition Work
Year 13 Psychology Transition
Year 13 Sociology Transition Resources