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YOUR OPTIONS AFTER XAVERIAN
This presentation looks at your
options once you leave
Xaverian.
It specifically examines
university options
OPTIONS AFTER XAVERIAN
Go straight into work Join the armed forces Get onto an apprenticeship
You have 5 main
options once you
leave Xaverian
Take a gap year Go to university
Post 18 options GAP YEAR APPRENTICSHIPS THE ARMED FORCES FULL TIME WORK HIGHER EDUCATION
This talk will focus on university We will look at •Timetable for applying •Finances •Researching universities •Accommodation
Eligibility for university Please be aware if you are not a permanent resident of the UK and your paperwork/visa/permit does not state Indefinite leave to remain You may not be entitled to Student Finance at this time. Please email I.bencze@xaverian.ac.uk if you need further details
Understanding university choices Research has concluded that students consider the following when choosing where to study: •Reputation •Location •Course suitability •Employment Opportunities
UCAS application timetable UCAS is the portal you apply to university through
1. UCAS registration MAY 2020
2. Send in UCAS forms from September 2020
3. Oxbridge / Dentistry / Vet / Medicine
Internal deadline: 28th Sept (Actual 15 October 2020) th
4. UCAS 2020 deadline for all other courses:
31st October (Actual 15 January 2021) th
NOTE: Because of the work needed to be done in the background by your teachers and pastoral managers
Xaverian has its own internal deadlines which you must stick to.
These will be provided at a late date.
Finance - 3 major expenses
1. Tuition Fees – Maximum £9250
2. Accommodation – Can be £3500 – £6500
3. Living Costs - £3000
(Meals, Books, Equipment, Travel etc)
These are covered by your Maintenance Loan
Finance is available Student Yearly Maintenance Loan Maximum £7,529 (stay at home) Maximum £8,944 (outside London) Maximum £11,672 (in London) Students with a disability can apply for additional support Non repayable finance-University Bursaries and scholarship
Repayments
Don’t pay back until you have left
university and once you’re earning over
the £25,725 threshold:
• You’ll pay 9% of anything you earn
above that £25,725 per year.
• Employer will deduct this from your salary
automatically, like taxes.How much will you pay back?
So if you earn £29,725,
(which is £4000 over the £25,725 threshold)
you’ll pay 9% of £4,000
Which is only £360/year
Wage per month approx. £2000
Pay back per month approx. £30How much will you pay back?
You try getting a mortgage deal
like that!
And if you go below the threshold you
stop paying.
If the loan is not paid after 30 years
it’s wiped offComparisons of varying debt Graduating with a student loan of £27,750 On a salary of £27,000, would repay £9.37 per month Over 30 years, £3,456 would be repaid (based on this salary) Graduating with a student loan of £63,750 On a salary of £27,000, would repay £9.37 per month Over 30 years, £3,456 would be repaid (based on this salary)
Courses and Choices
Guess how many courses there are to
study in the UK.
Guess how many HE
establishments there are in the UKHow many courses are there? There are over 50,000 undergraduate courses at more than 395 providers in the UK, so it’s important you do your research.
How many universities can you chose? You have 5 options So you can chose 5 different universities. You can chose different courses at the same university. You can create only 1 personal statement
The range of courses
For example in Teaching there can be
Early years education with QTS These qualify you
Primary education with QTS to become a
teacher
Secondary education with QTS
(QTS = Qualified teaching Status)
Teaching learning and Child development
Young people's learning and development These DO NOT
qualify you to
Working with children 5-11 become a teacher
Teaching in early yearsDegree or honours degree Single honours - Study one main subject Joint honours - Study 2 subjects For example law and politics (50% time on each) law with politics (75% & 25% time on each)
Links to researching courses
An essential research portal UCAS course search
To examine each university What uni
For comparison of universities Uni tables and
Uni comparisons
We will also be providing personal email
links and details of the following site in UNIFROG
the weeks to comeWhat to consider Learning ratio Assessment – how is your work monitored? Timetable Choice – City or campus?
What to consider – Learning Ratios
It’s important to check out the
amount of time you will spend
with your tutor.
Learning ratio Assessment –
Lectures can have 100s of students attending.
Tutorials are when you meet with your tutor. The ratio can be
anything from 1:20, 1:10, 1:5 or even 1:1.
The lower the ratio the more individual attention you will getWhat to consider – Learning Style
It’s important to research how
you will be taught. Make your
course matches your learning
style. Check on each course
contact module sheet how much
Assessment
content/testing is:
Exam based, Course work, Placement, Practicals, Presentations.
If you don’t like exams, look for a course that does not
have a lot of them.What to consider - Timetables The same subject named courses can have different hours of teaching at each university. One may be 11 hours contact time and one may only be 6. You are paying for the course and want to ensure you are getting support and value for money. Timetable
What to consider - University Type
You need to consider if you want to live in a town or quiet
place. Do you want everything to be one site in the first
year so your study buildings and accommodation are
close to each other?
This is called a
campus university.
Do you want to live near or
far from home.
Choice – Campus or city?Home or away? Home Away Can be cheaper Involved in university life Familiar surroundings Independent living More convenient Easier to meet new people Established social set Feel more 'grown up’ Family around you A break from home
Halls of residence accommodation En-Suite Shared Self Catered Catered
Halls of residence accommodation En-suite This would be like Premier Inn room, you would have bed, desk, wardrobe and your own bathroom. The seating and kitchen area will out outside of the room in a communal area En-Suite Shared Shared Can be very similar to en-suite however the door opens on each side and you share your bathroom with one other person, known as a Jack and Jill. Or, it is when you have your own room but share the bathroom and kitchen with up to 6 or 8 other students. Self Catered Catered
Halls of residence accommodation
Catered
Is when you have meals prepared for you and you would eat them in a
canteen, similar to what happens in college.
Self Catering
En-Suite
You can opt for catering or self cateringShared
for food. Most students have
self catering when you cook for yourself. It will be useful to learn now!
If you choose catered make sure it fits in with your lifestyle. For
example you will have to pay for a breakfast will you be up to eat it? If
you are vegan will there be a good choice?
Self Catered CateredOpen Days
We highly recommend that you visit all the universities
you have chosen on UCAs.
This year, until we hear
otherwise, all open days
Click here will be virtual and you will
A site that allows you to see a need to look on each
diary of all universities open days university website.
.Helping choose a course
Unifrog will be Introduced
to you soon.
It helps you compare unis easily and lets
you know what courses are suitable for the
A levels you are studyingQuestions???
Please email (using your college
account only)
t.payne@xaverian.ac.uk
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