Y13 Leavers hoodies available now

Y13 Leavers Hoodies are available now via the LaSWAP online store at the cost of £19.99 each. Hoodies come in black, grey, pink, green, purple and blue, so you can represent your base school! Leavers may order more than one hoodie in more than one colour if they wish.

Hoodies feature the names of our leavers inside the date on the back, with space for you own name or nickname. The LaSWAP logo is printed on the front.

Orders MUST be placed by 15 June 2024

Order your hoody here: https://laswap.any-wear.co.uk/categories/leavers-2024

Y13 Prom tickets will be on sale soon at the LaSWAP building!

Y12 opportunity: Highgate Chrysalis Summer School

22-28 August

The summer school runs 9am-3.30pm each day (excluding Bank Holiday weekend) at Highgate School, N6 4AY. It is free includes breakfast, lunch and other refreshments.

The Y12 Summer School will be an engaging and interactive 4-day programme packed with academic tutorials in an array of subjects, designed to stretch A Level knowledge and provide students with a sense of what studying at university is like.

Students will take part in interactive workshops that explore skills that employers look for and will have the opportunity to develop their personal statement in one-to-one workshops.

Additionally, by taking part in this year’s summer school, students will have access to numerous events taking place in the next academic year, including our hugely popular Chrysalis Mock University Interviews.

This is an excellent opportunity for all aspirational Y12s but ESSENTIAL for early applicants (Oxbridge, medicine, dentistry, veterinary).

To attend, students must be nominated by a teacher. If you would like to attend, please email me with your current subjects, working at grades and what you are thinking of studying at university. Deadline end of this half term (24 May)!

Y12 Summer Term Pathways trips

We are pleased to be offering LaSWAP students a range of trips throughout the second half of the summer term. The trips will be led by schools and staff across LaSWAP and all LaSWAP students are welcome to join.

• 6 June: University of Hertfordshire. For all students. Booking now, please return the letter attached
• 12 June: Central St Martins, UAL. For arts and creative students
• 18 June: Clifford Chance LLB (law firm). For students interested in law and legal technology.
• 28 June: LMA London – for performing arts (acting, dance, music) and digital media/production students
• 10 July: Middlesex Business School. For business, maths & economics students, plus anyone interested in finance, marketing & accountancy
• July TBC: London Metropolitan university. For psychology, sociology students & anyone interested in social sciences (including criminology)

Students will be informed by tutors and teachers as soon as booking is available for each trip. All trips operate on a first come, first served basis.  Spaces cannot be reserved.

Key deadlines for Y13 students

Student Finance

Student Finance is now open for all Y13s planning to go to university this year. To ensure they get their loan in time, students should apply by 17 May 2024. You do not need to have a confirmed place or have accepted a Firm offer to apply as you can change these details at any time on the website.

Apply for Student Finance at https://www.gov.uk/apply-online-for-student-finance.

For help with Student Finance, please see our guide on our website or email me for further support/webinar slides: https://www.laswap.camden.sch.uk/Student-Finance/.

UCAS

If you applied for UCAS by the 31 January deadline, universities have to make an offer by 16 May. Students must reply to their offers and choose and Firm and Insurance choice by 6 June. They will lose all of their offers of they do not respond by this date.

Clearing opens on 5 July 2024.

Summer exam season begins soon

The Y13 subject by subject guide to the summer exams, including exam paper outlines, intervention sessions and revision tips, can be found at: https://www.laswap.camden.sch.uk/Y13-exam-support/

• The full timetable of all A Level, AS Level, BTEC and GCSE resit exams can be found here: https://www.laswap.camden.sch.uk/Summer-exams-timetable/

Please contact Mr Stokes, Mr Ali or your child’s tutor if you have any questions about exams.

Aspirational seminars

Tuesdays at 3.30pm at the LaSWAP building

Please see below for sessions for the rest of this term.

Y12 and Y13 Opportunities

Harrow School Higher Education Fair
Friday 21 June at 4.30pm

LaSWAP students are very welcome & encouraged to attend - email lpearcey@aclandburghley.camden.sch.uk to register. Universities attending include Bocconi University, Cardiff, European School of Economics, LSE, James Cook Australia, KCL, Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, New York University, Newcastle, SOAS, Swiss Education Group, LIS, UCL, Glasgow, Warwick, University of Southern California and more.

Store Schools Augmented Reality after school clubs
May and June

These sessions are ideal for anyone interested in digital design and related subjects. All Store courses are free. https://storeprojects.org/category/after-school-club/

Henley Business School Residential
2-5 July

The Pathways to Property Summer School allows students the chance to explore the property industry in more depth. With such a huge variety of roles, from a building surveyor or town planner to a sustainability consultant or financial analyst, there is a role to suit any skillset or personality. Students completing the residential also get access to funded work experience, contextual offers, bursaries and more.  The residential is fully funded and takes place at the University of Reading. Apply by 2 June here: https://www.henley.ac.uk/research/academic-areas/real-estate-and-planning/rref/pathways-to-property

Sutton Trust Online Programme
Applications open now

The STO is a digital platform with extensive resources to help high-attaining students get into university or apprenticeships. As a student on STO, you’ll have access to exclusive events and webinars run by university professors, admissions teams and leading professionals. Apply at https://apply.suttontrust.com/.

Work Experience: Camden STEAM

Camden STEAM have an amazing variety of Work Experience placements available this summer. Placements are available at:

• Google
• Bam Nuttall civil engineering
• British Library
• Models 1
• Labtech
• Camden Council
• UCL Life Sciences & Special Collections
• Piercy & Co architecture
• Pine Bridge Finance
• Moonbug Entertainment
• St George PLC construction & engineering
• Phoenix Court finance& investment
• Bennetts Associates
• Digital Catapult
• Autogen AI
• Camden Spark

And lots more!

Full information on how to apply and application links here.    

Apprenticeship, careers and work experience opportunities

You can find the LaSWAP Very Quick Guide to Apprenticeships at: https://www.laswap.camden.sch.uk/Quick-guide-to-apprenticeships/

Law Work Placement available

I have ONE fantastic placement available in July – email me a short description of your career ambition’s and why you would like this placement for more info.

Camden Apprenticeships

Camden apprenticeships are ONLY open to residents and Camden school students (current or former). Register in the new Camden portal for more information, to sign up for alerts and to apply for roles: https://shorturl.at/qxMWY 

Roles are currently available in:

• Economy Project Support
• Customer Engagement and Event Support
• Environmental Advisor
• Paralegal
• Engineering

Laura Pearcey (Stanley)
Associate Director of LaSWAP/Pathways and Progress Leader
lstanley@aclandburghley.camden.sch.uk