The Kimberley School Newsletter July 2016 | Page 5

Preparing Year 12 Students for University

Over the past few weeks, the process of preparing students for Higher Education has begun in earnest:

Higher Education Evening

As part of the preparation process for university, a
Higher Education Evening for parents was held on
Tuesday 21st June. As part of this, the University
of Nottingham gave a talk about finance and
university and a talk was also given about the
UCAS process.
A number of ex-students came to the evening and
talked about their experiences of university to date.
We have a UCAS widget on the Sixth Form
website, which makes using the UCAS website
easier and more accessible for students and
parents. We now also have a very useful
careers area on the school website which you
can access by clicking on the student
tab or you can use this link:
http://kimberleyschool.co.uk/
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Higher Education Trip to a UCAS Event

On Friday 17th June, all of Year 12 had the chance to go
to a UCAS event where nearly every Higher Education
provider, along with a number of Apprenticeship providers,
were represented. It was a very informative and enjoyable
experience and helped some students gain a much clearer
idea about what their next step after school should be.

Oxbridge Preparation

Along with the Oxbridge summer schools opportunities,
we are running a trip to Oxford on 29th June for interested
students in Year 12 and 13.

Summer Schools

A number of our students have been accepted for summer
schools run by universities. These were very successful
experiences last year, enabling Year 12 students to see
first- hand what university life is like, so we hope they
will gain a lot from the week.