![]() Rolls-Royce - Get Paid. Get Experience. Get A Degree. Do you want the chance to develop outstanding skills under the guidance of some of the world’s best professionals? To join a programme that provides you with a Masters Foundation degree and brings you company-wide opportunities – and doesn’t leave you with student debt? Then the Manufacturing Development A-Level entry programme is for you. Just imagine - exposure to real-life situations and the chance to test yourself alongside the best. Apply online at rolls-royce.com/careers Rolls-Royce Apprenticeships - Get Paid. Get Experience. Our engineering and non-engineering apprenticeships can open a world of opportunities for you – now and in the future. You’ll do a real job alongside experienced professionals, get paid for it, and be part of an apprenticeship scheme rated Outstanding by Ofsted. An apprenticeship is not only a real alternative to further education or university, but a chance to test and prove yourself with a company renowned worldwide for its thinking, innovation and excellence. Whether you’re currently at GCSE or A-Level apply online at Rolls-Royce Apprenticeships Victoria Thorburn Chartered MCIPD, Early Career Recruitment Specialist, Learning and People Development, Rolls-Royce plc. Tel: 01332 333 333 (Customer Support) Find Scholarships for UK Students
Start searching for UK scholarships, grants or bursaries today on our comprehensive database of funding available for UK/EU students to help you reduce your student debts and ease your way through university. There are scholarships available based on a wide range of eligibility criteria. Some are based purely on academic merit, others on financial need, or on your special skills and abilities. You will even find scholarships based on what your parents do, where you live or what you eat! With the increase in tuition fees, we believe Universities will be looking for more and more ways to attract the best students, and widen access, so if you do not find something immediately that is suitable for you, register with us and we will keep you updated as new scholarships are announced. Our database is updated every week. GOVERNMENT figures revealed by Labour yesterday show it is twice as hard for young people to get an apprenticeship than to get a university place.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills statistics show that the number of under-25s starting apprenticeships has fallen by 11,324 under the Con-Dem government. That means youngsters are three times more likely to get a place at Oxford than an apprenticeship with Rolls-Royce and twice as likely to earn a first-class honours degree as land a traineeship with Jaguar Land Rover. Shadow universities minister Liam Byrne will today propose Labour’s alternative in a speech at City of Westminster College. “Young people today want a real choice of an earn-while-you-learn route to degree-level professional and technical skills,” his speech will say. “We want colleges, universities and business to come together in a new alliance as they did in the 1960s. “Not in two different worlds. But in one world-class system.” Young people looking at universities are also being encouraged to ask one of 10 difficult questions of bosses on open days. Academics’ union UCU is asking prospective students to look past the marketing offensive and ask how much teaching is done by staff on zero-hour contacts, whether they pay workers a living wage and how much the vice-chancellor would really like to charge in tuition fees. UCU general secretary Sally Hunt said: “Students are bombarded by information these days but so much of it is just advertising bumph.” Exam results
Year 13 Results Day 14th August. Please collect your results between 10.00am - 11.00am Year 13/14 leavers with UCAS applications Please log into your UCAS account before coming in to collect your results. ‘TRACK’ will tell you if you have been successful at your choice of University but you will need to come into school to confirm your grades. If you have been unsuccessful in any of your choices and wish to go through ‘Clearing’ you need to come in to speak to us and call UCAS as soon as possible after you have got your results. To do this you need all your UCAS information (passwords etc) and to be prepared to spend time on the phone. This can be continued at home once your results are known. Likewise, if your results are better than expected and you no longer wish to go to the University you initially chose, you may wish to consider ‘Adjustment’. Please refer to the UCAS website for further details http://www.ucas.com Year 13 leavers - Non-UCAS applicants/New y13 students In order to allow the UCAS students to secure their University places can we request students who have not applied to University to collect their results between 11.00am - 12 noon If you are looking to return to Sixth Form, enrolment will take place after you have collected your results. In addition to meeting the academic entry criteria, acceptance to Sixth form will be subject to signing and returning both the student and the parent 6th form contracts. It will also depend on course viability in terms of numbers and your acceptance onto courses by staff. ![]() One of our Digital Prefects involved in the creation of the award winning Martlet, was invited to spend the day in London, getting to grips with the hectic world of journalism. Here Oliver gives an account of hist time: "Throughout the day with the Times Educational Supplement (TES) I participated in a number of workshops designed to show the different areas of journalism and the skills required. The first workshop I took part in was for headlines and opening paragraphs, I was required to perform a mock interview with a reporter and write an engaging headline with informative opening paragraph. I was assessed on my use of language, my grammatical accuracy, structure and ways I engaged the reader. The second workshop focused on the social media aspects of Journalism which is ever growing. I was taught about the different forms of media that the news now undertakes, the growing influence of social media on news broadcasting (with emphasis on Twitter & Facebook) and finally how to write a ‘tweet’ effectively by condensing down a full 2 page article into a summary ‘tweet’. The third workshop I took part in was for copy-editing, these are the people who confirm general accuracy of text, improve structure and ensure quality before texts are sent to print. I took part in a test which consisted of proof reading a 1000-word article on Teach First, finding all of its grammatical errors and fixing them within 15 minutes, this was designed to test my technical ability under pressure and to give a taster of the role a copy-editor has. The fourth workshop I took part in was for feature writing, these are the articles which make up a bulk of a magazine. I was asked to interview a reporter who was acting in the role of Luis Suarez and his biting incident at the 2014 World Cup match between Uruguay and Italy. I had to write the first 300 words of a feature article about the interview immediately afterward, I was assessed on the quality of my questions and the style of writing which I used for my article. The final workshop focused on magazines and the concepts behind them, I was given the topic of men’s fashion and left for 40 minutes to come up with a full business plan and presentation for my magazine (which I named Tailored). I had to explain all the features of the magazine in front of the other students taking part and two senior reporters, I was then asked a series of questions about my business plan and overall I was given good strong feedback and I was commended for the way I spoke during the presentation." What an amazing opportunity in recognition of some fantastic work in school. Excellent Stuff ![]() As part of UCAS week students this year visited both Nottingham and Leicester University, to get a real taste of what university has to offer. Both days were a great success and students had the opportunity to attend lectures, discuss finances and get a feel for both campuses. Both Universities will be visiting school in the coming year to guide our students through the UCAS process. Following the student voice activity you raised a number of issues:
After lots of discussion with staff and SLT it has been agreed that E1 / E2 will used as a new study space for all 6th form students. We plan to get the room fully kitted out with suitable study furniture and a careers library for your sole use. We also changed UCAS week to progress week to ensure that everyone received the information they need and serve to inform your next steps. This was followed up by the Careers Crowd presentation, which received great feedback. |
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