From the very start of your time at Thornleigh Sixth Form we will help you to aspire to your chosen next-step. Whilst the majority of our students follow a University degree route, we also encourage Higher and Degree Apprenticeships and acknowledge that some students would like to start an employment route after their time with us. 

At Thornleigh Sixth Form we identify students in Year 12 who are interested in applying for Medicine or Dentistry or those who are considering applications to Oxford or Cambridge. These students are offered bespoke guidance for their early application and through partnerships with other providers we have secured personal statement and interview preparation support leading to successful conditional offers.

During sixth form, you will experience various sessions from local and national Higher Education providers, Apprenticeship opportunities and access to our HE planning tool - Unifrog. During this academic year we will expect that you have worked with your group tutor and subject teachers to:

• Select a relevant destination and have a back-up plan
• Research the destinations you have chosen using Unifrog
• Build a record of your competencies that make you appropriate for chosen routes
• Attend the UCAS discovery exhibition in Manchester
• Attend at least one other open day at a chosen destination
• Create a Curriculum Vitae (regardless of your chosen route)
• Have an understanding of the student finance process and complete the student finance application
• Take an active role in our annual Futures Week in July
• Encourage parents to attend the Futures Week information evening in July
• Select and organise appropriate work experience placements for July
• Complete your UCAS application form including your Personal Statement  
• Complete applications for Apprenticeships (where applicable)

Please note that we expect all students to complete a University Personal Statement whether they intend to progress to Higher Education or not. In the same way we expect all students to maintain a live CV. Every year students change their minds and so the process of application will not only give us a route to pick up but it will also help to enhance the future application skills of students who fully engage.

Life after Sixth Form can take you in a whole variety of directions. It is important to us that you leave Thornleigh Sixth Form with all the necessary skills and information you need to successfully and confidently enter the next phase of your journey. A large proportion of our students go on to study at University, including many in the Russell group. Some of our students also go on to start apprenticeships and others take a gap year or go straight into employment.

Some useful websites:

Universities

https://www.ucas.com/

https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/

Apprenticeships

https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeshipsearch

https://amazingapprenticeships.com/

Student finance

https://www.gov.uk/student-finance

Open days

https://www.opendays.com/

Unifrog

https://www.unifrog.org/

See below information regarding universities: