Year 13 calendar
Autumn Term Year 1
Spring Term Year 1
Summer Term Year 1
Autumn Term Year 2
Spring Term Year 2
Summer Term Year 2
Autumn Term Year 1
Higher Education
Your teenager should start to research information about courses and careers; and check entry and course requirements.
Employment or Training
Your teenager should start to research information on careers they may be interested in. Doing an interest questionnaire such as Kudos may help.
Spring Term Year 1
Higher Education
Your teenager should begin to draw up a short-list of higher education courses and institutions. They may also want to attend local or national higher education fairs; they are a good source of useful information and advice. They can also attend higher education open days and any link courses which are available.
Encourage your teenager to watch higher education videos and consult official and alternative prospectuses. They might also want to explore opportunities for sponsorship.
Employment or Training
Your teenager should begin to draw up a short list of career ideas. They can research which companies might have employment opportunities.
They can start to compile a CV if they don’t already have one.
Research apprenticeship opportunities.
Summer Term Year 1
Higher Education
Candidates for Oxford or Cambridge or those wanting to study medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or veterinary science should obtain application details ready to apply by 15th October.
Continue to research courses and institutions.
Employment or Training
Encourage your teenager to try to arrange some work experience for the summer holidays.
Autumn Term Year 2
Higher Education
Your teenager will need to complete their application to UCAS using 'Apply' the UCAS on-line application system. Apply for Art Foundation courses directly to the institution.
Employment or Training
Your teenager should draw up a short list of potential employers and training providers. They can look at vacancies on www.connexions-leics.org/opportunities/
Spring Term Year 2
Higher Education
15 January is the official closing date for most UCAS applications. Help you teenager complete their student support form, when available. They should also attend higher education open days and/or interviews.
Employment or Training
Encourage your teenager to see their Personal Adviser in school or college.
They can send speculative letters and CVs to employers. They should also look in local press and on school and college noticeboards for vacancies.
Look at vacancies on www.connexions-leics.org/opportunities
Summer Term Year 2
Higher Education
Encourage your teenager to find out about the guidance and advice available at Connexions Centres in case their results are not what they expect them to be.
Exam results are published. Make sure your teenager is at home, not on holiday. Your teenager can visit your local Connexions Centre for help.
Employment or Training
Encourage your teenager to visit your local Connexions Centre to check out vacancies and seek advice if necessary.
Links
Careersbox
Get involved and support your children with their career choices
Parents' and carers' guide
Our guide to education, training and work choices for young people in Year 11 and beyond.
Connexions Direct
Info on Higher Education. Includes a guide to funding for Higher Education.
Directgov
Your child's options after school: learning, work and money.
Jobs 4 U
Careers database with information on over 800 different jobs.
Apprenticeships
Find out how your teenager could earn while they learn with an apprenticeship.
Got a teenager
Gap years: How to help your teenager make the most out of their gap year
VSO
Youth volunteering placements overseas and in the UK.
Go gap year
Essential advice for gap year travellers.