Y12 UCAS Discovery

Monday 23 March

Y12 will visit the UCAS Discovery Exhibition at the Excel on Monday 23 March. This is the largest Higher Education, apprenticeship and careers event of its kind in the country and features hundreds of universities, employers, gap year providers and other exhibitors. It is a key part of our HE provision at LASWAP.

The event is free but has limited tickets. We have booked spaces for LaSWAP students; please make sure your child signs up to attend via our link.

• Go to https://www.ucas.com/events/ucas-discovery-london-2026-470346 
• Click ‘Book Now’ and select 'Join group booking'
• Enter the group booking reference UCASBKN1314169, and follow the instructions to complete their individual registration.

There will be more information in tutorial sessions.

Y13: replying to UCAS offers

There is no rush to accept UCAS offers; students have until May to accept them.

I will be running a detailed assembly on Monday 23 February on types of offers, conditions, how and when to accept.  Students should not reply to offers before this date. Please make sure they are in school for this assembly.

For now, please support your child to:

• Read the conditions of offers very carefully
• Order offers by preference
• Research and read up on all of their choices again
• Visit as many universities as possible or use online open events and virtual tours.
• Search for workshops or events that might give some insight into life at that uni. o Use UCAS Events, Unifrog or https://www.unitasterdays.com 

Please get in touch if you have any questions about UCAS.

There will be a webinar on Student Finance for families at the start of next month.

Royal Free Hospital Medics Programme

Applications for March placements have now closed, but we can still accept applications for placements later in the year. Please read the criteria carefully before applying!

Our partnership with the Royal Free continues this year and we are thrilled to be able to offer this opportunity to our aspiring medics. The Royal Free offer high quality, bespoke clinical work experience to LaSWAP medical school applicants. This forms part of our Aspiring Medics programme, alongside support from Imperial College, London in March and UCAT workshops in the summer.

The Royal Free are offering:

• A two day bespoke clinical work experience in oncology or respiratory
• Dates in March, June or July
• Support with personal statements and interview prep with current medical students and junior doctors

To take part, you must:

• Be 17 at the time of the placement (we will try to arrange an extra session in September for August birthdays, so do sign up at this stage)
• Be planning to apply for medicine at university
• Be studying to least one of chemistry or biology A Levels
• Be aiming for and likely to achieve at least AAB

Apply here: Royal Free work experience 2026 - expression of interest  – Fill in form

Other opportunities for sixth form students

Super-curricular and work experience opportunities really pick up during this half term. There are lots of options for students to take part in workshops, competitions and events, and summer school applications begin to open. As well as this newsletter, we recommend students sign up to mailing lists from individual businesses and universities and also keep an eye on UCAS Events and Uni Taster Days:

https://www.unitasterdays.com/

https://www.ucas.com/ucas-events

Please see this fortnight’s LaSWAP Newsletter for even more opportunities.  Newsletters are emailed to families or can be found at https://www.laswap.camden.sch.uk/Parents/Newsletters/.

Please check your Spam and mark all emails from LaSWAP, Acland Burghley or Bromcom as Safe/Priority!

Goldsmiths University sociology taster day and mini conference
Wednesday 4 March or Wednesday 25 March

Suitable for students interested in studying Sociology and/or Criminology at university. The days will consist of lectures, talks and discussions that will showcase Sociology at degree level but will also speak to the following features of the A Level curriculum:

• Socialisation
• Identity
• Methods of research
• Globalisation
• Culture and Identity
• Media, Stratification and Differentiation (sign up here and here)

Clifford Chance Law virtual work experience
Thursday 19 February 10am-3pm

This one-day virtual programme is designed to help ambitious students develop key legal skills, learn from leading solicitors, and understand the different pathways into the legal profession. Sign up here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CChance_Feb26.

University of Southampton online sessions

• Wednesday 18 February 4.40pm: Studying a Law degree
• Wednesday 18 March 4.30pm: Studying a Psychology degree

Register here: https://www.ukuniversitysearch.com/southampton-webinars .

Sutton Trust Summer School
Applications close soon

Sutton Trust run the largest summer school scheme in the UK, offering placements at prestigious institutions such as Cambridge, Sheffield, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Durham, the Royal Veterinary College, Imperial College, UCL and Warwick, plus others. You can choose from in-person and online workshops, masterclasses and residentials (subject-depending), and all ST summer schools also include support with university applications. ST summer schools are open to all students who attend a state school in the UK. Browse courses, sign up for alerts and find out more HERE.