Notices HoSF

Student Notices w/c 20 April

• The Sixth Form Calendar indicates assemblies and important dates for the year.

I do hope you are all keeping well and safe. To say it has been a strange week is an understatement.

Most importantly, please follow the government’s advice regarding social distancing to reduce the spread of the virus so the NHS can cope. In the coming weeks, the priority of all of us should be to keep safe, look after our families and help in any way we can within the community to protect lives and support NHS workers on the frontline.

If you have questions about anything then do email us, and we will try are best to help you.

[email protected] Mrs Purcell/Mrs McCrudden/Mrs Everist

[email protected] Mrs Hawkins

[email protected] Mrs Shales

Year 13

UCAS Information

To Firm & Insure your university's offers, the original deadline of 5th May has been extended by two weeks to the new deadline of 19th May. This will give you more time to consider all your options and information available. Many universities are now hosting a series of live link ups and a variety of other ways to keep in touch and support their prospective students. This includes support on a variety of topics and providing study techniques and activities to help applicants prepare for University. Please visit your intended university websites and explore all the fantastic resources available to you. https://www.ucas.com/coronavirus-updates-hub

Please continue working on the Yearbook. There are still lots of profiles that need completing please.

• Deadline for Yearbook payment is Friday 24 April.

• https://www.gov.uk/apply-online-for-student-finance Student Finance

• https://www.myheplus.com/?fbclid=IwAR0nXjs5ZD0ytV699KP_gJq6m6n0YGSqcqCE7FWcy0FaG4-4-ga_iTdCTRU Cambridge University, ‘What do you want to discover today?’

• https://barclayslifeskills.com/sign-in/ Barclays Life Skills

• https://www.studentminds.org.uk/transitions.html?fbclid=IwAR0MiwuZ4VDsCJL7donIaCx4bMDh-cfQ_KazrEqvahhL7LyStTd92a5rwBI Starting university

• https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/news/coronavirus-education-help-and-advice/ Student Room lots of good advice here

• https://www.grantfairy.com/free/ GrantFairy is a scholarship system which helps students find the ideal university course and which then matches them with scholarships to help pay their tuition fees and reduce their student loans.

• https://www.open.edu/openlearn/money-business/personal-finance/managing-my-money-young-adults/content-section-overview?active-tab=description-tab Free Open University course giving young adults personal financial management skills and confidence to control their finances. The course takes no more than 24 hours of study with learners typically completing it in 12 to 16 hours. Is this course for me? Managing your money really is a true skill for life.

This free Open University course will give you the confidence and tools to be in control whether you are:

• still studying at school or college

• starting work or an apprenticeship

• going to university

Year 12

You need to be as professional as you can be by continuing to study by using the MILK platform. Although we can't imagine this right now, we will eventually return to some kind of normality. We don't know exactly when that will be, but it will happen, and we must remember this because it gives all of us a reason to keep going and look forward to the future.

• Information regarding Post 18 choices, UCAS applications and Personal Statement guidance will be sent out later.

• https://www.myheplus.com/ Cambridge University, ‘What do you want to discover today?’

• https://www.unifrog.co.uk Update Unifrog profiles including any Mooc’s (Massive Open Online Course) you may have started or completed.

• https://www.open.edu/openlearn/skills-for-study?fbclid=IwAR2E0OGpDQ1J5Hidau84P-6JMseTcAnJp48GAtTjGaa8kBl_RrzXHPwWMo0 Open Learn from Open University

Apprenticeships

• https://amazingapprenticeships.com/ Apprenticeship support and knowledge for schools and colleges

• https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeshipsearch Find an apprenticeship

On a positive note, this unprecedented period provides an opportunity for using the time to develop yourself - learn a new skill such as cooking, read some books, watch some classic films rather than what you usually might watch, listen to interesting podcasts, complete an online course that interests you. Try to avoid letting the time slip away, so when someone asks, ‘What did you do during the closure?’ you have an interesting response. Year 12 take note – there are some super-curricular ideas in my recent MILK message to you sent 20 April.

Useful links to support your Health & Wellbeing

Mental Health support: https://youngminds.org.uk/

https://youngminds.org.uk/blog/looking-after-your-mental-health-while-self-isolating/?fbclid=IwAR0W_PcJdNuv6d8AAKO4NrnK9cZsFoHninb2nMuB079ZDVD6VvkdpYH5Ps8

https://www.kooth.com/

Physical activities: https://www.sportengland.org/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ P.E. with Joe Wicks

Academic Links

https://www.gresham.ac.uk/schools Suggested lectures for Sixth Form students

https://www.ted.com/talks 3300+ talks to stir your curiosity

https://www.futurelearn.com/ Online courses

https://www.mooc.org/ Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are free online courses available for anyone to enrol.

Remember to record any activity in your Unifrog account.

Stay safe, Stay well, Stay home.

Kind regards,

Mrs Shales