Transcript Where to next? - Henbury School

Where to next?
What’s on offer after Henbury
Why study post 16 is important?
• It’s the law! All young people must now remain in
education or training until they are 18
• Very few jobs available for untrained or unskilled workers
• Competition for jobs is extremely important; employers
are looking for future employees who show commitment
and training
• Study post 16 allows you to concentrate on your
strengths and interests
• Gaining further qualifications will significantly improve
your future earning and career potential.
University
• Certain careers require a degree:
– Teaching
– Medicine (including nursing)
– Architect/ surveyor
– Engineers……… and many more!
Going to university is a big step, and a big
opportunity. We have links with universities through
which students who are thinking about it can learn
the facts, and what helps to get you in!
What can students study post 16?
• Level 3 qualifications (A levels; BTECs; NVQs)
• The entry requirements for these courses will
normally be at least 5 A*-C grades, including
English and Maths
• They normally take two years
• To get into university, you must have studied
level 3 qualifications
Level 2 qualifications
• These qualifications are the equivalent of A*-C
grades at GCSE
• They include GCSEs, BTECs and vocational
qualifications
• They can take either one or two years
• You can use these qualifications to go on to study at
level 3
• If you don’t get a C in English and Maths this year,
you will have to continue studying both at post 16
Level 1 qualifications
• These are the equivalent of D-G grades at
GCSE. Most level 1 qualifications at post 16
will be in vocational areas
• Most last for one or two years, and can take
you on to level 2 qualifications
• You will continue to study English and Maths
Entry level qualifications
• These qualifications are appropriate for
students working below GCSE grade G level
• They will be in vocational areas, and include
work on Literacy and Numeracy
• Most of these last for one year
Apprenticeships
• Modern apprenticeships can be studied at levels 1, 2 or
3, according to a student’s ability.
• Students following an apprenticeship will spend some
time learning skills through working with an employer
(for which they are paid), and some time learning in a
college setting
• Apprenticeships are popular and have to be applied for,
like a job! The application process may include tests and
interviews. You will need to show real interest and
commitment, and an excellent school attendance record.
Where can I study?
• Students at Henbury School have a right to continue
their studies at a school based sixth form at Redland
Green and Cotham (North Bristol post 16 centre)
• Nearly all the qualifications on offer at the post 16
centre are level 3, so students must get 5+ A*-C
grades with English & Maths to follow the courses.
You will often need a B in your chosen subject.
• Most courses are academic, rather than vocational
• Increasing numbers of our students go there each
year, and are very successful.
Where else?
• City of Bristol College (Ashley Down & College Green)
offers both traditional A levels and more vocational
qualifications. It is a large Further Education centre.
• South Gloucestershire and Stroud (Filton) College
also offers a mixture of academic and vocational
subjects in a large FE setting
• Every year some of our students go to other schools
and colleges, including St Mary Redcliffe 6th form and
St Brendan’s College
St Bede’s Catholic College
• St Bede’s in Lawrence Weston have a small
sixth form.
• They offer level 3 courses (A levels and the
International Baccalaureate). You must have
at least 5+ A*-C grades including English and
Maths to get in.
• Applications from Henbury students are
welcomed.
What’s right for me?
• Students need to decide whether they would
do best in a school based sixth form or an FE
college. Discuss with your parents.
• You should talk to your teachers at Henbury to
think what level of course they are best suited
for. Colleges will ask us for references!
• Do you want to study academic or vocational
courses?
Go and see!
• Open evenings for post 16 have already begun. Go
and visit!
• Talk to students on the courses to find out what they
feel about what they are studying.
• Talk to your teachers here. They know you well, and
will give you advice about your strengths.
• Visit the ‘surgeries’ that all the sixth forms hold at
Henbury.
• Get your applications in on time! Ask us if you need
help.
Support for Year 11s in school
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Mock exams w/b 1st December
Parents’ Evening 29th January
Lots of additional study support/ lesson 6
Year 11 study room available
Holiday revision sessions pre-exams
Pre-exam preparation all the way through to
the last exam
How can parents and carers
support?
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Encourage and support!
Know your child’s timetable
Check their planner and homework
Help them revise – test them
Let them read you their work
Give them a bit of space for work
Agree times when they will relax and
socialise… and when they won’t!
• Limit the X box!