Transcript Help You Choose - Framingham Earl High School

Futures Day 2014
Which Way Next?
Making Plans
What is Help You Choose?
•Website for young people.
•Prospectus of courses, training,
apprenticeships and jobs in Norfolk.
•Career Plan.
•Help with choosing your options.
•The website address is:
www.helpyouchoose.org
The Help You Choose Homepage:
For Post-16 Options
•Click the 6th Form & College button.
Search courses
•Use the search options to find the specific courses you
want.
Search courses
To find courses at the local sixth form:
Type “a subject” into the quick search box and click
search Courses
Search courses
Click a course to find out more about it.
Help You Choose ‘Info & Advice’
If you’re unsure about what to do next or need more information
on your options, make sure you visit the Info & Advice section of
Help You Choose.
There you can find out more about:
– Qualifications.
– Training options.
– Careers.
– Jobseeking.
– Apprenticeships
– Higher Education.
Info & Advice
Kudos
• Kudos is an online quiz that helps young people explore their
career ideas.
• Kudos can be accessed by young people from the link on the
homepage of help you choose.
Apprenticeships Website
Students who are interested in applying for Apprenticeships
should visit the Apprenticeships website which can be accessed
from the Apprenticeship tab on HYC.
Apprenticeships Website
Young people can register on the website for apprenticeship
vacancies with employers. There is also a video clip to give you
step by step instructions.
Jobs 4U
•The Jobs 4U website is a careers database for
young people.
•The website holds details of thousands of
careers including what qualifications are
required, what the career involves as well as
the salary you could expect to earn.
•You can access Jobs 4U from the homepage of
help you choose.
What to do now?
•Look at Help You Choose and shortlist courses.
•Go to Open Days and Events (dates are on websites
and on Help You Choose).
•Check if you can get any financial help while you
study.
•Check when your application needs to be completed
by.
•Think about a back up plan.
•The vast majority of sixth forms or colleges will
require applications to be completed before
Christmas.
Useful Websites
Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) www.direct.gov.uk/ema
Transport –
www.Norfolk.gov.uk/post16transport
Connexions Direct –
www.connexions-direct.com
Careersbox –
www.careersbox.co.uk
Support Documents:
• Choices@16 Booklet.
• 'What Next After Year 11? A Guide for Parents and
Carers’.
• Open Days and Events.
Additional Careers, Information, Advice and Guidance:
• Futures Day.
• CIAG appointments for selected students.
• Support with Personal Statements in PSHE.
If you have a question about the help you choose
website you can contact the helpdesk:
0344 800 80 22
[email protected]
Or you can contact Mr. Edwards at school:
01508 491525
[email protected]
‘Getting Your Place’
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Certain places are very competitive.
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One 6th form requires 7 B grades or above
(including English, Maths and a Language).
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Mock exams are used as a basis for predicted grades and
references.
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All qualifications count (even short courses taken).
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Any other relevant experience, leadership etc.
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Getting your personal statement right.
Personal Statement
Your statement should:
• Discuss your choice of course.
• Show real interest and enthusiasm for the course.
• Show that you have the skills suited to FE/HE (eg self
discipline, self motivation, hard work and determination,
commitment and sociability)
• Show that you are somebody who will benefit from the
course and FE/HE.
• Show yourself to be an interesting personality. Therefore
DO NOT just describe yourself, your interests and
experiences BUT show how they relate to the course and
your suitability for sixth form/college.
Specific Advice
Specific Advice:
DO NOT
• Write long sentences.
• Write a life story.
• Set out to impress so you come across as arrogant.
• Lie.
• Rush the statement – it will take time.
DO
• Use clearly understood language.
• Use font size of at least 12 pt.
• Keep checking for spelling and grammatical errors.
• Give plenty of examples to support what you say.
• Research the course(s) as much as possible.
“Many people and many things can influence
your decisions but the choices you make are
yours only”