Future Careers & Destinations

"Students are well prepared for the next stages of their lives" (Ofsted, March 2011)

Career Guidance and Mentoring

We have a very strong programme of careers education and guidance which will be delivered through the Sixth Form Mentors.  In addition, we have a dedicated Connexions Adviser who will regularly consult and advise students on higher education and career choices. 
Students will visit University Open Days and UCAS Fairs and we will arrange mentoring for those who wish to take Oxbridge entrance exams.  Through our extensive business and industry connections students will be able to undertake work experience placements in an area related to their career interests. 

UCAS

At Oasis Academy Coulsdon we expect that the vast majority of our Year 13 students will go on to higher education when they leave. From midway through Year 12 advice will be given on the university application process and there are evenings for parents at the end of Year 12 and the start of Year 13 to explain the process. All undergraduate university courses are listed on the UCAS website (www.ucas.co.uk) and details of the entry requirements can also be found there. These are either given as grades (e.g. BBB) or as a point score (e.g. 300 points).  The UCAS points tariff is as follows:

 

Grade	A2	AS
A	120	60
B	100	50
C	80	40
D	60	30
E	40	20

* Note AS grades only earn points if they are completed at the end of Year 12.  If a subject is continued into Year 13 then the points scored are only for A2.  For example, a student attaining 3 C grades at A2 and a D grade in an AS subject dropped at the end of Yr 12, would score a total of 270 points (3x80 + 1x30).

 

Universities in the local area

Brunel	www.brunel.ac.uk
Middlesex	www.mdx.ac.uk
Buckinghamshire New University	www.bucks.ac.uk
Queen Mary, University of London	www.qmul.ac.uk
City University London	www.city.ac.uk
The University of Reading	www.reading.ac.uk
University of Essex	www.essex.ac.uk
Royal Holloway, University of London	www.rhul.ac.uk
Goldsmiths, University of London	www.goldsmiths.ac.uk
University of Surrey	www.surrey.ac.uk
University of Greenwich	www.gre.ac.uk
Thames Valley University	www.tvu.ac.uk
University of Hertfordshire	www.herts.ac.uk
University of The Arts, London	www.arts.ac.uk
Imperial College London	www.imperial.ac.uk
University of Westminster	www.westminster.ac.uk
Kings College London	www.kcl.ac.uk
University of Winchester	www.winchester.ac.uk
Kingston University	www.kingston.ac.uk
Roehampton University	www.roehampton.ac.uk
London Metropolitan University	www.londonmet.ac.uk
University of Sussex	www.sussex.ac.uk
University College London	www.ucl.ac.uk
London South Bank University	www.lsbu.ac.uk
Canterbury Christ Church University	www.canterbury.ac.uk