All members of Year 13 must undertake a five day work placement during the final week of June, as soon as your exams are over. A Letter of Introduction is available. All secured placements must be registered by completing an online Employer Record Form.
The deadline for registration of placements is : 15th February 2012
There are several Work Documents to be completed during the placement week which must be downloaded from the list below.
Files to Download
Powerpoint Introduction to the work placement scheme.
Letter from School validating your request to an employer for a placement.
Work Documents : these must be completed during the placement and used to complete the feedback form which will be sent to all students. |
 A great talk on tuition fees by finance expert Martin Lewis is available on Youtube. He dispels several myths and has reassuring advice on the true costs of repayments.
The link is at :
http://youtu.be/55fKa-ErQ8E |
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Year 14 University Applications |
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 A guide to all types of university applications in Powerpoint format.
DOWNLOAD HERE
Special advice on applications for Medicine, dentistry and veterinary science can be downloaded here. |
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QUB Medicine & Dentistry Interviews |
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From 2012 entry onwards, interviews will be used as part of the selection process for both Medicine and Dentistry.
They will rank applicants on the basis of the combined GCSE and UKCAT scores with the best 9 GCSE subjects being counted and the new bandings for UKCAT. Those who are ranked within the numbers to be interviewed will be shortlisted (approximately 500 for Medicine and 110 for Dentistry) and the remainder will be unsuccessful.
Offers will then be made on the basis of Interview ranking.
There is information on preparing for interviews for medicine and dentistry on thecareersroom.com.
UKCAT
Applicant global UKCAT score will be added to GCSE point score :
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UKCAT Score
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1200 - 1899
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1900 - 2099
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2100 - 2299
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2300 - 2499
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2500 - 2699
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2700 - 2899
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2900 - 3600
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Negative scoring has been abolished.
The interview format will be Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI)
More information on entry criteria and the MMIs available from this Powerpoint presentation. |
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Russell Group Publish Facilitating Subjects List |
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Some university courses do not specify particular A level subjects for entry.
However some university courses do require specific A level subjects to have been studied. The Russell Group of universities which includes QUB has published a list of A level subjects which are most commonly required for entry. One or more of these subjects may be required for entry to high demand courses at their universities.
You simply need to check individual course entry requirements to verify which, if any, are required.
A full explanation and list of facilitating subjects can be downloaded at this link. |
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New Feature - Careers Videos |
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Our website now features links to some very useful and informative careers videos.
Click on the icon to go to the video links page. Note that some videos may not be viewable within school and you may need to access them at home. |
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What Jobs Are Available In N. Ireland ? |
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The Department for Employment and Learning has recently published Labour Market Profiles which provide summaries for each of the regions and for N. Ireland. The Careers Service has also published a series of Fact Sheets which summarize jobs information for main industry sectors in N. Ireland.
These can be downloaded from the links below :
Labour Market Profiles
Industry Fact Sheets |
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