Dear Students, Parents & Carers,
Congratulations to the high number of students who have now achieved a grade 4 or higher in the English and Maths GCSE retakes that were sat back in November.
The UCAS deadline for 2023 is 25 January. Over 130 applications have been sent by The Island VI Form, if you are still intending to apply you need to hurry up! This will be your final reminder as it is your application. Applications sent after the deadline may be considered by Universities but their course may be full. Hit the deadline to maximise your options.
Year 12 students are therefore one year away from submitting their applications. Do you need to work on evidence/examples of: Leadership, teamwork, resilience, independent work, initiative etc? If you do, it’s not too late to: sign up for the Duke of Edinburgh award; become a reading mentor; start volunteering; gain some work experience or anything else we offer. All of these opportunities are offered to help you build evidence of how good you are to future universities or employers.
Now is also the time to start looking at University open days and Summer Schools that will be coming up later in the year.
Time goes very quickly at VI Form, students completed their real exams and controlled assessments this week in Criminology, Travel & Tourism, Sport, Health & Social Care and Child Development. The main bulk of exams are only 16 weeks away. Make sure you are well prepared to avoid possible additional stress.
Have a nice weekend.