Ms Chubb Mr Rosen
Ms Chubb Mr Rosen
Start courses 16-19 bursary Open Evening (23 Sep) – help please! Establish good habits…esp PS time
Complete homework
Complete coursework
Write up lesson notes
Read through lesson notes
Read text books/set texts
Look at course specification and past papers
Compile revision notes
Look at forthcoming topics
Do wider reading (eg library and online)
Try exam questions
Read a (quality!) newspaper
Start courses 16-19 bursary Open Evening (23 Sep) – help please! Establish good habits…esp PS time
25% House Events run by Y12 Leadership opportunities ALIS predictions (based on GCSEs)
Grade
GCSE
AS Points
A Level Points
A*
58 8
-
140
A
52 7
60
120
B
46 6
50
100
C
40 5
40
80
D
4 34
30
60
E
28 3
20
40
ALIS AS
ALIS A2
‘
Average 2014 residual = +5.4
2%
+2 grades
Actual vs ALIS predictions Year 12 AS for AHS 28%
+1 grade
45%
As predicted
17%
-1 grade
5%
-2 grades
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
November tests (w/c 2 Nov) Safe Drive Stay Alive – Wycombe (4 Nov) Y1112 Information Evening (25 Nov)
Data home (w/c 7 Dec) Elevate study skills (9 Dec) Y12 Consultation Evening (10 Dec, 6SS) Fund Raising Week 50% & Old Folks’ Party (w/c 14 Dec)
Elevate – Time management (6 Jan) Options chosen for Year 13 Centigrade & start of HE programme (170 universities, 300+ institutions, 40,000 degree courses, 450,000 applicants)
Centigrade online: • reduces the courses and institutions to consider
• suggests courses which you might not have considered • detects mismatching • helps students institutions
to
research
courses
and
• provides a personalised listing of Open Days likely to be of interest • provides a copy of Degree Course Descriptions for each student
Why?
Near home OR far
Academic vs Vocational?
away OR abroad?
3 years or more? Gap year - before or after? How realistic/ambitious am I? Employability vs enjoyment?
Why? Near home OR far away OR abroad? With training?
With qualifications? Big/small company/self-employed?
How realistic/ambitious am I?
Employability vs enjoyment?
Elevate – Time management (6 Jan) Options chosen for Year 13 Centigrade & start of HE programme
70%
Exam entries for Summer Geography field trip (7 Feb) Ski trip
Election of Cabinet and House Officials Higher Education evening (9 March) Reports home (w/c 21 March) Exam week (date tbc)
87%
Holiday (?)
Language Exchanges? AS Exams in some subjects start
Study leave (6 May tbc) AS exams begin (9 May tbc)
100%
Return from study leave (13 Jun tbc) Start AL/A2 courses (3 or 4 or 5?) Trip to Birmingham University (? Jun) Possibility of AQA Bacc & EPQ (Work Shadowing?)
Start of UCAS on-line process (Activity Day?)
17%
Personal statement written? Thoughts about life after Y13 & AHS Work experience for vocational courses? AS Results (18 Aug)
45%
A 26%
B C
16%
D
6%
AS Results 2014 (subject to re-marks)
E
4%
Average points/entry 49 (B)
3%
U 0%
20%
40%
60%
17%
A* A
31%
B
31% 14% A Level Results 2014
C
Average points/entry 107 (B)
6%
D
Average total points 410
1%
E 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
1% 3 grades higher
A Level vs AS results Year 13 2013
4%
2 grades higher
22%
1 grade higher
52%
Same as AS
21%
1 grade lower
0%
2 grades lower
0%
10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
no guaranteed place for you… Lots of myths so follow AHS advice! Universities are changing Application landscape is changing
Importance of predicted grades(?)
Available evidence, not re-sits/hope
Importance of AS results & GCSEs
& Personal Statement & Reference
www.ucas.com
www.aqa.org.uk
www.edexcel.org.uk
www.ocr.org.uk
www.wjec.org.uk
www.ahs.bucks.sch.uk
UCAS or ???...your choice Open Days? Re-sits or not? Current Issues programme Community Involvement
A Level Certificate Evening!
Year 12 Information Evening 2015 notes
Start courses 16-19 bursary Open Evening (23 Sep) – help please! Establish good habits…esp PS time
Complete homework
Complete coursework
Write up lesson notes
Read through lesson notes
Read text books/set texts
Look at course specification and past papers
Compile revision notes
Look at forthcoming topics
Do wider reading (eg library and online)
Try exam questions
Read a (quality!) newspaper
Start courses 16-19 bursary Open Evening (23 Sep) – help please! Establish good habits…esp PS time
25% House Events run by Y12 Leadership opportunities ALIS predictions (based on GCSEs)
Grade
GCSE
AS Points
A Level Points
A*
58 8
-
140
A
52 7
60
120
B
46 6
50
100
C
40 5
40
80
D
4 34
30
60
E
28 3
20
40
ALIS AS
ALIS A2
‘
Average 2014 residual = +5.4
2%
+2 grades
Actual vs ALIS predictions Year 12 AS for AHS 28%
+1 grade
45%
As predicted
17%
-1 grade
5%
-2 grades
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
November tests (w/c 2 Nov) Safe Drive Stay Alive – Wycombe (4 Nov) Y1112 Information Evening (25 Nov)
Data home (w/c 7 Dec) Elevate study skills (9 Dec) Y12 Consultation Evening (10 Dec, 6SS) Fund Raising Week 50% & Old Folks’ Party (w/c 14 Dec)
Elevate – Time management (6 Jan) Options chosen for Year 13 Centigrade & start of HE programme (170 universities, 300+ institutions, 40,000 degree courses, 450,000 applicants)
Centigrade online: • reduces the courses and institutions to consider
• suggests courses which you might not have considered • detects mismatching • helps students institutions
to
research
courses
and
• provides a personalised listing of Open Days likely to be of interest • provides a copy of Degree Course Descriptions for each student
Why?
Near home OR far
Academic vs Vocational?
away OR abroad?
3 years or more? Gap year - before or after? How realistic/ambitious am I? Employability vs enjoyment?
Why? Near home OR far away OR abroad? With training?
With qualifications? Big/small company/self-employed?
How realistic/ambitious am I?
Employability vs enjoyment?
Elevate – Time management (6 Jan) Options chosen for Year 13 Centigrade & start of HE programme
70%
Exam entries for Summer Geography field trip (7 Feb) Ski trip
Election of Cabinet and House Officials Higher Education evening (9 March) Reports home (w/c 21 March) Exam week (date tbc)
87%
Holiday (?)
Language Exchanges? AS Exams in some subjects start
Study leave (6 May tbc) AS exams begin (9 May tbc)
100%
Return from study leave (13 Jun tbc) Start AL/A2 courses (3 or 4 or 5?) Trip to Birmingham University (? Jun) Possibility of AQA Bacc & EPQ (Work Shadowing?)
Start of UCAS on-line process (Activity Day?)
17%
Personal statement written? Thoughts about life after Y13 & AHS Work experience for vocational courses? AS Results (18 Aug)
45%
A 26%
B C
16%
D
6%
AS Results 2014 (subject to re-marks)
E
4%
Average points/entry 49 (B)
3%
U 0%
20%
40%
60%
17%
A* A
31%
B
31% 14% A Level Results 2014
C
Average points/entry 107 (B)
6%
D
Average total points 410
1%
E 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
1% 3 grades higher
A Level vs AS results Year 13 2013
4%
2 grades higher
22%
1 grade higher
52%
Same as AS
21%
1 grade lower
0%
2 grades lower
0%
10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
no guaranteed place for you… Lots of myths so follow AHS advice! Universities are changing Application landscape is changing
Importance of predicted grades(?)
Available evidence, not re-sits/hope
Importance of AS results & GCSEs
& Personal Statement & Reference
www.ucas.com
www.aqa.org.uk
www.edexcel.org.uk
www.ocr.org.uk
www.wjec.org.uk
www.ahs.bucks.sch.uk
UCAS or ???...your choice Open Days? Re-sits or not? Current Issues programme Community Involvement
A Level Certificate Evening!
Year 12 Information Evening 2015 notes
