How to ensure your daughter progresses to the next level

What your daughter can do when she leaves Mount Carmel

What types of qualifications/courses she can apply for

What grades she will need to get into college or training

About the different kinds of schools and Colleges

About our 6th form partnership with City & Islington College

University - 2015 Y10 Summer Exams Academic Review Meetings Predicted Grades Maths Exam College Applications (Oct – Jan) Mock Exams Y11 Parents Evening Exams - January, March, May Homework, Controlled Assessments

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Y11 Progression Parents Evening Mount Carmel Catholic College For Girls

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What pathways can be taken? What pathways can be taken?

Full-time Education • A Levels• Applied/vocational related course• Apprenticeships

Employment• Work based training –is training which

takes place in a training centre for a particular job area

• Employment with training (You are employed and attend college once a week

known as an Apprenticeship)• Employment without training

You must have at least 5 GCSE grades A*-C including English and Maths. Many Centres will require B’s.

You must cope well with study and exams

You want to study individual subjects You are considering university You study 3 to 5 ‘AS’ subjects (Year

12), then take 3 A2 levels in the 2nd Year (Year13)

‘A’ levels are level 3 courses and take 2 years

Are BTECs, City & Guilds, NVQ, CACHE, Applied ‘A’ levels

Can be taken at level 1,2 or 3 depending on your GCSE grades – level 3 is equivalent to A levels and can lead to university courses

Wide range of subjects such as: Childcare, Business, Mechanics, Performing Arts, Art, Hairdressing, IT, Sport Science, Construction, Society, Health and Development, Media, Design Technology etc………..

Knows what area of study interests them

Likes to learn in a more practical way

Is good at coursework Level 1 & 2 are usually 1

year courses and level 3 is 2 years

Students can progress from a level 1, to level 2, to level 3 over a number of years

GCSE grades LEVEL OF STUDY

Mostly E’s - G’s

Choose BTEC/Level 1 courses(1 year study)

Mostly D’s Choose BTEC/Level 2 courses(1 year study)

5 A* - Cmust include English & Maths(minimum – many colleges will require some B’s)

Choose‘A’ levels/ BTECLevel 3 courses(2 year study)

Apprenticeships take place in a work environment

Most apprenticeships are available at level 1 or level 2

You earn (a small wage) and learn at the same time

There are very few apprenticeships for school leavers

Sixth Form at School(s) 6th Form Centre Further Education College

Work based training

Some 6th Forms are attached to schools such as La Swap, iC6, Fortismere, Bishop Douglas, St. Michael’s Grammar, Bishop Challoner, Skinners Academy………

Most schools will offer courses to students who have obtained GCSEs grade B and above.

‘A’ levels in traditional subjects and a limited number of vocational courses (BTECs)are available

Similar to a school environment. More structured than a College. There is usually a 6th Form common room and a range of enrichment activities.

City & Islington 6th Form Centre, BSix, Haringey 6th Form, Woodhouse College, Leyton 6th Form

Only caters for 16 to 19 learners A wider variety of courses available. A Levels and vocational courses offered The entry requirements depend on the

institution and course. The requirement for the same course at one centre may be different to another, usually depending on the popularity of the centre.

There are lots of local colleges such as: City & Islington, Barnet, College of

North East London, Westminster Kingsway,

Hackney Community college…………

They offer a wide range of vocational courses BTEC’s/ NVQ’s/ CACHE and A Level courses

There will be mixed age of learners, more independence with learning, new environment, bigger building

Training providers offer work based training at a centre. To get an NVQ the student will do a mixture of working in a placement and training.

This training is for a particular job and helps the person develop skills for employment

All Year 11 will have a careers advice in their PSHCE lessons

There is a careers section in the LRC

Information about Open Days

College Websites

Research the area/job/career you are interested in – use careers library or Kudos

Contact the colleges you are interested in to get a prospectus and go to the open evening. These start now but some are much later.

Think about the course you want to study. Read the course descriptions carefully and ask for help if you are not sure.

Focus on your goals – references are being written by the Year 11 team now. They include attendance, punctuality and general conduct. All Colleges will require a reference from school. The grades on them will be those on your October Report.

Check that you have the correct grades for the courses you want to apply for

Apply for more than one college and more than one level of course

Check colleges deadline for applications and send it in good time. Some deadlines are in November/ December, others not until January.

Complete application forms by the end of the Autumn term at the latest. These are either online or paper. Take a copy, if paper, and hand it to the office for the reference to be attached.

Be available in the summer (late August) for enrolment days. Your place will not be saved.

Good Luck !Good Luck !