One of our aims is to help students prepare themselves as well as possible for careers and higher education.
It is important to us that students be given good guidance and information so that they can make the right choices for themselves and have the best qualifications with which to move forward into their chosen area.
About 75% of students progress to higher education but it is important to help students with all progression routes.
Careers
• The Connexions service is available every week and an appointment with a connexions advisor can be made through Mrs Stanley in the library. The Connexions service in Bolton can be accessed at www.connexions-bolton.com
• Work experience – In June students in year 12 have a work experience week. Post 16 there are many more opportunities for work experience and it is important to reflect not just on what is done but what is learned in the process. The work experience can form a valuable part of job applications and university personal statements. It is primarily the student’s responsibility to find a placement and it is important that you try to find something related to a career you are interested in.
• Higher Education/Careers Week – in June we have a Higher Education/Careers day with a variety of speakers from different career and university possibilities. The day also includes information about finance and the university application process. During the week there are also opportunities to visit universities and taster sessions at them in a variety of courses.
University
• Higher Education/Careers Week – in June we have a Higher Education/Careers day with a variety of speakers from different career and university possibilities. The day also includes information about finance and the university application process. During the week there are also opportunities to visit universities and experience taster sessions at them in a variety of courses.
• UMS Scores and grades – universities give offers either based on A level grades (eg BBB) or UCAS points ( eg 240 points where an A* = 140 A = 120, a B=100, C = 80, D= 60 and an E = 40). It is important to maximise your UMS scores and units of exams can be done again to help achieve this.
• UCAS – throughout the autumn term of Year 13 you will have help in completing your university application form. There are links to the UCAS website, all university websites and the student finance site below.
www.ucas.com
www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance
University Links
Aberdeen University
Abertay Dundee University
Anglia Polytechnic University
Aston University, Birmingham
Bath University
Birkbeck College, London University
Birmingham City University
Birmingham University
Bournemouth University
Bradford University
Brighton University
Bristol University
Brunel University
Buckingham University
Cambridge University
Cardiff University
Central Lancashire University
City University
Coventry University
Cranfield University
De Montfort University
Derby University
Dundee University
Durham University
East Anglia University, Norwich
East London University
Edinburgh University
Essex University
Exeter University
Glamorgan University
Glasgow Caledonian University
Glasgow University
Goldsmiths College, London University
Greenwich University
Heriot Watt University
Hertfordshire University
Huddersfield University
Hull University
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London University
Keele University
Kent University, Canterbury
King's College London, London University
Kingston University
Lancaster University
Leeds Metropolitan University
Leeds University
Leicester University
Liverpool John Moores University
Liverpool University
London Business School, London University
London Guildhall University
London Metropolitan University
London School of Economics and Political Science, London University
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London University
London University
Loughborough University
Luton University
Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester University
Middlesex University
Napier University, Edinburgh
Newcastle University
University of Northampton
Northumbria University, Newcastle
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham University
Open University
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford University
Paisley University
Plymouth University
Portsmouth University
Queen Mary and Westfield College, London University
Queen's University of Belfast
Reading University
Robert Gordon University
Roehampton Institute London
Royal Holloway, London University
Royal Veterinary College, London University
Salford University
School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies
School of Oriental and African Studies, London University
Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield University
South Bank University
Southampton University
St Andrews University
St George's Hospital Medical School, London University
Staffordshire University
Stirling University
Strathclyde University
Sunderland University
Surrey University
Sussex University
Teeside University
Thames Valley University
UMIST: Manchester University Institute of Science and Technology
University College London, London University
University of Gloucestershire
University of Lincoln
University of Ulster
University of Wales Aberystwyth
University of Wales Bangor
University of Wales College of Medicine
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
University of Wales Lampeter
University of Wales Swansea
Warwick University
West of England University, Bristol
Westminster University
Wolverhampton University
York University
