Y12 UCAS Discovery

Monday 23 March - last chance to sign up!

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.

All Y12s should ensure they are in tutorial on Monday 16 March for the Discovery preparation session.

Webinar: Student Finance for Y13 families link 

Wednesday 25 February at 6pm

• https://zoom.us/j/98639443056?pwd=f1tSNQE2CaftKY3yolskJmRVCARmwk.1 
• Meeting ID: 986 3944 3056
• Passcode: laswap

This webinar will explain the Student Finance application process, including how and when to apply, what the loans cover, how much you can expect to receive, how repayment works and more key information.

Student Finance applications open for September/October 2026 entry on Monday 23rd March: https://studentfinance.campaign.gov.uk/going-to-uni-2026/. 

Student Finance applications open for September/October 2026 entry on Monday 23 March: https://studentfinance.campaign.gov.uk/going-to-uni-2026/.

Apprenticeship opportunity

Barnet hospitals healthcare assistant apprenticeship

As a band 3 HCA apprentice you will attend classes and work alongside dedicated and passionate colleagues caring for our patients. In your role you will assist patients with their personal care such as washing, dressing, feeding and support the registered nurse to care for the patients. The apprenticeship team encourage Y13s to apply even though they won't be available until after the summer exams, as they can delay the start for you. More information here: https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7834848?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=102054.

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!

Highgate School events: Highgate School offer some excellent events that are open to all LaSWAP students

• Monday 16 March at 6pm: studying Chemistry at Uni webinar
  https://eu.jotform.com/assign/240601410403335/222792537528061
• Thursday 19 and Tuesday 24 March: studying Maths at Uni webinar, 
  https://eu.jotform.com/assign/250403789447060/260683359261058
• Thursday 19 March at 4.30pm: Girls in Physics, in person at Highgate School N6 4PP
  https://eu.jotform.com/assign/252683438201354/232762397460058

UCAS Virtual Work Experience

UCAS has a huge repository of online work experience programmes in nearly every sector, from accounting to education to social care. Virtual work experience and be helpful to establish sectors that students are interested in pursuing a career in, and to provide super curricular examples for UCAS, apprenticeship and work applications. Find them all here: https://www.ucas.com/careers-advice/virtual-work-experiences.