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UCAS: what happens after you apply?

City, University of London help students to understand what happens next: application process including interviews, types of offers.

Diagnostic Radiography BSc (Hons) - student Umme's insights

City, University of London

Motivational video drawing on speech by Michelle Obama - 11 mins video

EXAM MOTIVATION - Before You Doubt Yourself, You Need to See This!!

Leap from GCSE to Sixth Form 1: realising the challenges - video with captions

VERSION WITH SUBTITLES/CAPTIONS

Leap from GCSE to Sixth Form 1: realising the challenges - video

'Leap from GCSE to Sixth Form: Realising the Challenges' (4 mins max). Great for induction and intervention

Leap from GCSE to Sixth Form 2: understanding your subject - video

Videos and tutorial material to teach the skills needed from GCSE to A-Level

The benefits of extra-curricular opportunities - video

Video (4 mins max) Extra curricular activities - encouraging students to take up activities inside and outside the 6th form

Independent Learning - video

Video (4 mins max) and range of tutorial resources to help students become more in control of their learning

Having a goal that drives you - video

Video (4 mins) students discuss the merits of having a goal to help them put the hours in to get top grades

Importance of Year 12: a foundation for Year 13 - video

Video: (4 mins) outlining why it's importance to work hard from day 1 as it makes the 2nd year so much easier and less stressful

Importance of Year 12: predicted grades - video

Video (3 mins) in which students share their experience of how internal tests and work set throughout year 12 helped towards the evidence on which their predicted grades were based

Organisation - video

Video (max 4 mins) of top performing A Level students focusing on being organised in the sixth form

Note-taking 1: tips and skills - video

Video (3 mins 31 secs) on tips and the importance of taking notes early plus a 17-page booklet on how to take notes

Note-taking 2: how to take Cornell notes - video

Watch this biology teacher explain how make selective notes that help you to understand your notes and recall them

Note-taking 3: taking detailed notes using an adaption of the Cornell style - video

A degree student explains how they have adapted the Cornell style of note-taking

A-Level Mindset - video

A-Level Mindset and growth mindset video and tutorial exercise for sixth formers

Growth Vs Fixed Mindset (2 mins video)

Explains the differences but without strategies that the 9 mins video offers

Fixed vs Growth Mindset video (9 minutes)

Not only explains the differences but also provides strategies for how to adopt a growth mindset which few other videos offer

Putting in the hours - video

Video of top performing A Level students who outline how many hours they study to be able to achieve top grades

Procrastination 1: Routines and Discipline - video

Procrastination 2: Phones and Social Media - video

Procrastination: Social media and phones - a source of distraction and what to do about it

Attending lessons: valuing every one - video

Video (max 4 mins) top performing students explain why it's important to value every lesson to encourage better attendance and punctuality

Sleep is essential - video

Video in which successful sixth form students pass on advice about sleep being key to being able to study well

Habit Changer - video

Video (4 mins 39s) Habit Changing strategies based on the research outlined in 'The Power of Habit' by Charles Duhigg

Revision 1: improving your understanding - video

Video (4 mins max) Revision: improving your understanding - top performing students focus on time spent genuinely trying to understand all aspects of the specification

Revision 2: to improve recall - video

Video (4 mins max) Revision to improve recall for linear examinations

Revision 3: application and practise - video

Video (max 4 mins) advice about the importance of past paper questions, mark schemes and practise

Motivating yourself to keep working - video

Successful sixth form students pass on advice about how to keep motivated when approach examinations. Discipline and routines seem to be key.

Making technology useful for studying - video

Video (4 mins max) Making technology useful for studying - lots of ideas to embrace technology for learning

Using mobile phones to support learning - video

Video (max 4 mins) in which students discuss the way mobile phones can actually be helpful for studying

Emotional side of learning: feeling overwhelmed video

Video (4 mins) - successful students discuss feeling overwhelmed in Year 13 and how to cope.

Asking for help: friends - video

Short video of successful sixth form students passing on advice about the importance of friendship groups and peer-to-peer support

Asking for help: teachers - video

Video in which successful A-Level students encourage current sixth form students to ask for help when needed. Fosters the growth mindset in that support is seen as key to making progress.

Mental Health 1: Stress, communication and support - video

Mental Health 1 - Stress, communication and support

Mental Health 2 - Reducing stress - video

Mental Health 2 - Reducing stress

Mental health 3: staying mentally and physically healthy to cope with stress - video

Mental health 3: staying mentally and physically healthy to cope with stress

Perfectionism 1: Exploring perfectionism - video

Students share their experiences of being a perfectionist in this 5 mins video

Perfectionism 2: Finding solutions video

Students share how they tried to avoid and tackle unhelpful perfectionism

Next steps 2: Choosing and finding apprenticeships - video

Students share how they went about finding apprenticeship opportunities

HOW TO HIGHLIGHT YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE APPLICATIONS - video

Advice for students when completing their personal statement

Video for Parents 1: Choosing your sixth form courses

Advice from Sixth Form Students for Parents of Year 11 students

Choosing a sixth form: why stay on? video

Video (max 4 mins) in which students explain why they chose their school sixth form

Feedback 1: Responding To Feedback (5 mins) - video

Students discuss how they felt receiving feedback on their work, tests and mock exams

Feedback 2: Making the most of feedback (5 mins) - video

Students discuss how to seek feedback and use it effectively

Leap from Year 12 to Year 13 - video

The pressure of the first term of year 13 is outlined (trial exams, personal statements, choosing universities, step to 2nd year work, EPQ)

EPQ - Challenges and advice - video

EPQ - Challenges and advice - 4 mins video

Looking back: making the most of sixth form - video

Video (4 mins) students in their first year at university reflect on what they realise they valued about sixth form

Applying to Oxford and Cambridge - video

Applying to Oxford and Cambridge - video

Medicine: advice for those applying - video

Video (5 mins) students reflect on reasons for applying, personal statement, work experience and selection tests

Personal Statement 1: The Process - video

Video (5 mins) - Students discuss how they approached writing the personal statement

Personal Statement 2: What to include - video

Video (5 mins) - Students discuss the content they included to make their personal statement effective

Oxbridge Interviews - video.

Video (4 mins) Oxbridge Interviews - students discuss the approaches they adopted to their interview.

Thinking ahead: making the most of sixth form - video

Video (4 mins) students in their first year at university reflect on what sixth formers can do to prepare for university.

Importance of visiting universities - video

Importance of visiting universities - 4 mins video.

Making your insurance choice for university - video

Video version and PPT version - understanding how cognitive dissonance theory can help guide the choice

Next Steps 1: Considering an apprenticeship - video

Video (5 mins) Students share the reasons why they applied for an apprenticeship

Results day 1: The day before - video

Students share their experience and advice about waiting for their A Level results

Results day 2: In the morning - video

Results day 2: In the morning

Results day 3: The Clearing Process - video

Students who experienced the clearing process share their advice

Results day 4: Mindset about an insurance choice, clearing and changing courses at Uni - video

Video (5 mins) Whereas the video Results Day 3 deals with going through the clearing process, this video is more about the way students reflect on missing their first choice.

Starting University: preparation and the first day - VIDEO

Video (5 mins) students in their first year at university reflect on how they prepared for university and pass on tips for your first day at university.

Starting university: Freshers' Week video

Starting university: Freshers' Week

Budgeting at university - video

Video (5 mins) students in their first year at university pass on advice about managing money

Accommodation at university: the range of experiences - Video

Video (5 mins) Undergraduates discuss university accommodation at the end of their first term at university

First term challenges at university - video

University preparation: first term challenges VIDEO (5 mins)

Children's Nursing: Hazel's story - video

Video: 3rd year student at University of East Anglia shares her thoughts on studying to be a Children's nurse.

Child Nursing: what's it like to study the course? - video

Video: two child nursing students share their experience of the course at Swansea University

Learning Disabilities Nursing: Rowena's story - video

Video of a 3rd year student at University of East Anglia shares her story

Mental Health Nursing: Tawny's story - video

Video of a student at University of East Anglia shares her story about choosing Mental Health Nursing

Midwifery: Hannah's story - video

2nd year student shares her experiences on the course

Occupational Therapy: Katie's story - video

2nd year students share her experiences about the course

Paramedic Science: Emily's story - video

2nd year student explains what being on the course is like

Physiotherapy: Holly's story - video

2nd year student outlines what she likes about her physiotherapy course

Speech and Language Therapy: Chris's story - video

Chris explains what speech and language therapists do, not just verbal skills!

Remote tutoring materials

Note-taking 2: how to take Cornell notes - video

Watch this biology teacher explain how make selective notes that help you to understand your notes and recall them

Adult Nursing: Chloe's story - video

Video: Student at University of East Anglia shares her experience of adult nursing

How to skim read - video

Video (3 mins) from University of Warwick with activity to try it out (click on Download Materials)

Next steps 3: Applying for apprenticeships - video

Students share their experiences of securing a top apprenticeship

Operating Department Practice: Philip's story - video

2nd year student shares his thoughts on the course

Year 13 Summer Term Programme: Prep for Uni

Download the Powerpoint. Share with students. Share your subscription STUDENT code so they can access the materials.

Uni finance quizzes

Uni finance quizzes

Finance Quiz 1

Information Quiz 1 - minimum wage, national minimum wage, income tax, national insurance

Finance Quiz 2

Finance Quiz 3

Quiz in PPT format with questions and information on gross/net pay, tax revenue, HMRC, VAT, Corporation tax and government expenditure.