Little Heath Sixth Form

Univ’s Mini Half Term Open Day – Friday 2 June 2017

We are again opening our doors to students and parents during half term. On Friday 2 June, individuals and small groups are welcome to come take a look around University College. We are running a tour with a student tour guide to see accommodation, the Dining Hall, and more. There will also be a chance to hear from Univ’s Senior Tutor, Andrew Bell, about making a competitive application to Oxford. Bookings taken via our website: https://www.univ.ox.ac.uk/content/mini-open-day

Oxford Physics Live Q&A with a tutor and current students (St John’s College)

Interested in studying Physics at Oxford?

Log in to Facebook on Tuesday 20th June at 16:30 where St John’s College will be running an Oxford Physics Facebook Live Q&A with a Physics tutor and current undergraduates.

You can send in any questions you have (e.g. about the Oxford Physics course, the admissions process, life at Oxford etc.) as you are watching the event or in advance by emailing any questions to access@sjc.ox.ac.uk.
(Please title the email ‘Oxford Physics Live Q&A’).

Please click ‘Going’ to receive a reminder to watch the Facebook Live event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1858111007797082/

Women in Computer Science Day

Tuesday 13 June 2017

Computer science taster day for Year 10 and 11 girls with a flair for maths

The day is designed to raise awareness of what Computer Science is at university level, to meet women (and men) who work in the Computer Science field and find out how they’re changing the world. Find out what computer science really is: it’s not just ICT and it certainly isn’t just for boys and geeks. There will be a visit to a college and the chance to meet some current researchers. Students attending should have a flair for Maths.

http://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/WomeninCS

Further Maths—What Next?

Thursday 6 July 2017

Taster day for high-achieving Year 12 students from UK schools who are taking Further Maths at A-level. (Also open to Year 13 students taking a gap year before applying to university, and students who are about to finish Year 11 and go into Year 12 to take Maths and Further Maths A-levels.)

Doing Further Maths A-level, but not sure what you want to do at University? Talented at Maths, but not sure you want to do something that abstract at Uni? Want to know a bit more about Maths related degree subjects that don’t appear on the school curriculum? The day draws together subject areas from across the University who are looking for prospective students with a real aptitude for Maths. Attendees will attend short talks on a wide range subjects. This event is open to very high-achieving Year 12 students from UK schools who are taking Further Maths A-level. Students also taking Physics or Chemistry will particularly benefit from this event. If a student already knows which subject they wish to apply for at university this is not the event for them. Students who are about to finish Year 11 and go into Year 12 to take Maths and Further Maths A-levels may also join the July 2017 event.

http://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/FurtherMathsWhatNext/

Dear all,

Please find attached this weeks Careers Bulletin

• Forresters are actively recruiting young school leavers who are interested in a career in hairdressing
• SPX a local engineering firm are holding an open morning to recruit young engineers
• Year 12 students have lots of opportunities to take part in study days at the University of Oxford
• Future vets may be interested in a Farming residential taster course at Kingston Maurward College
• Teaching, is this weeks spotlight

I hope that you have a lovely weekend

Kind regards

Eileen Wooller

Careers Officer

Dear all,

Please take time over the Bank Holiday to look at this weeks Bulletin as there are some really  fabulous opportunities inside which I would hate students to miss out on !

I would like to point out that some  of the application deadlines are FRIDAY 5  May !!   This week I have attached the summer clubs that are currently running at Little Heath School .  I strongly encourage students to please think about joining some of these; they really are great fun, and an excellent way to make new friends, develop new skills and confidence and also great for any CV, which all students will at some point have to create.

Some of this weeks content:

• School Leaver Vacancies

This week two positions are advertised locally

–  Qwerty , based in Theale,  seek a physically fit school leaver for a Warehouse Assistant position(possibility of training in digital printing if desired)

–  Jubilee Day Nursery in Padworth, seek chiold care apprentices and also Holiday Club staff.

• Higher Apprenticeships

– In Chemistry at  Thames Water working towards becoming a Laboratory Analyst

– In Mineral Products Technology with Aggregate Industries

• Work Experience Opportunities

– Paid Work Experience in Publishing with Penguin

– Paid Work Experience in Research & Development with Proctor & Gamble

– Media Work Experience with Framestore – Global VFX talent behind movies such as Gravity, Fantastic Beasts and Marvel’s Dr Strange

– Financial  Work Experience with Grant Thornton – potentially securing employment offer for 2018 now!

• Oxford University

– Application information for students thinking of applying to Oxford University

This week our spotlight highlights the work of a “Project Joiner”

Kind regards

Eileen Wooller