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University Applications and
Life Beyond Seaford
Support for Life Beyond Seaford
Our aim at Seaford is to help all students identify the right pathways and options
for them as individuals, and then to help on their journey towards achieving them.
Key to the achievement of this aim is the value and trust we place on our Sixth
Form tutors.
Your Sixth Form Tutor
As well as offering academic support, our Sixth Form tutors are tasked with
guiding students as they begin to plan for the next exciting stage in their lives. As
a school, it is of prime importance that all our leavers are well prepared for further
study, vocational training, or work.
Sixth Form tutors are available to offer individual help and advice, in particular
with the completion of UCAS application forms. Each student follows a carefully
designed programme to steer them in the right direction when making higher
education and career choices. We also recommend that students supplement
their online research by attending university open days and, wherever possible,
taster courses.
The tutor is backed by a specialist team including our Head of Sixth Form, Heads
of Year, UCAS Coordinator (Mr Pitteway), and Oxbridge Advisor (Mrs Low) who are
ready to advise on specialist aspects of entrance to universities. In addition, Mr
Grantham-Smith (Head of Creative Arts) will advise on entry to art colleges while
Miss Loten (Head of Careers) is also available to offer advice.
University College Admissions Service (UCAS)
UCAS serves as a central administrative organisation to deal with most university
applications. UCAS Apply processes the applications but makes no decisions
about an individual’s possible admission.
You are presently able to apply to up to five institutions; four if you are applying for
Medicine, Veterinary Medicine or Dentistry. Many schools set internal deadlines
for receipt of completed forms from students. At Seaford, our deadlines are mid-
September for applicants to Oxford or Cambridge and for applications to read
Medicine, Vet. Medicine and Dentistry, and the October half-term break for all
other applicants. We aim to have all UCAS Forms sent to UCAS in 2 waves, one by
Christmas and one by the end of January UCAS deadline.
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