Art/Design & Technology Scholarships for Sixth Form Entry in 2024_Uppingham School

Sixth Form (Year 12) entry in 2025

Art/Design & Technology Scholarships

Sixth Form Art/Design & Technology Scholarships

General Information

1 Age Limit

There is no formal age limit, but it is expected that candidates will be under the age of seventeen on 1 September 2025.

2 Interviews

All candidates should expect to be interviewed by staff within their chosen scholarship discipline and the Headmaster or a senior member of staff.

3 Deadlines in 2024

There are a number of important deadlines in the Sixth Form process, as follows:

30 September

1 December

8 December

• Deadline for submission of means tested forms (the ‘blue form’) if either a bursary or a means tested scholarship award is sought. These forms are sent out automatically if they are requested when registering.

• Deadline for registration. (Earlier registration is encouraged.)

• Deadline for submission of Design & Technology portfolio

Deadline for submission of scholarship forms.

• Date offers are made.

• Deadline for replies to offers.

4 Examination Dates in 2024

Academic Scholarship

Art and Design and Technology Scholarships

Drama Scholarship

Music Scholarship

Sport Scholarship

5 Academic Requirements

15 and 17 October

14, 15 and 16 October

14 and 15 October

14, 15, 16 and 17 October

15 October

Entry into the Uppingham Sixth Form requires that candidates must have obtained at least three passes of grade A/7 and three passes of grade B/6 or above in academic subjects at GCSE, excluding short course GCSEs. Admission to courses in Mathematics, sciences and modern languages depends on achieving GCSE grades 8-9. Further details can be found on pages 5-6 in the Sixth Form Options Guide, located towards the foot of this web page www.uppingham.co.uk/learning/academic-life

6 Academic Tests

Standard Uppingham Maths and English tests are sat by all candidates for Sixth Form entry by whatever means.

7 Multiple Scholarships

Candidates are not permitted to sit scholarships in more than two disciplines. Successful candidates should not expect to hold awards in more than one discipline.

8 Awards and Bursaries

Uppingham is proud of its moral and charitable commitment to widening participation in the School. To do so, we use as much of our funding as we can to enable as many young people as possible to benefit from an Uppingham education. For that reason, non-means-tested scholarships would not ordinarily exceed a 5% reduction on the fees. Larger scholarship awards are made on the basis of financial need, which means that any scholarship can be supplemented up to 110% of the school fees through a means-tested award.

At Uppingham a candidate may only hold one scholarship award at any one time so that they can specialise in their area of talent. This does not preclude them from participating in other areas of school life but the rich additional provision of each of our scholarship programmes does require pupils to manage their time judiciously.

The parents of some would-be scholars may not be in immediate need of financial assistance and such parents may waive their right to emoluments. In such cases, the child’s status as a scholar is not affected, but these emoluments can then be passed to another pupil whose financial need is shown. Parents who waive their rights can subsequently reinstate them if their circumstances change.

All candidates must be registered with the School prior to entering the scholarship process. Full details of all the scholarships are available on our website, www.uppingham.co.uk/Scholarships. To receive a printed copy please contact Charlie Bostock on 0044 (0) 1572 820613 or admissions@uppingham.co.uk.

9 Candidate’s Present School

Parents should please inform the candidate’s present school of their intention to apply for a Sixth Form Scholarship at Uppingham. Receipt of the Application Form at Uppingham by 30 September 2024 will be taken as an acknowledgement that you have informed your son or daughter’s present school, and that you have thus given us permission to approach the present Head for a reference.

10 Unforeseen Circumstances

Uppingham reserves the right to vary these published details should the number of candidates presenting themselves for the examination, or any other unforeseen circumstances, require it.

11 Other Information

If parents feel we should have details of any other factors concerning the candidate’s educational or personal background, they are invited to write to the Headmaster, via Charlie Bostock, Director of Admissions, csb@uppingham.co.uk

It is possible that a candidate for any scholarship discipline who fails to obtain an award may be offered a place at Uppingham, subject to there being one available.

12 Results

We shall contact parents with the results of the scholarships on 1 December 2024.

Examinations/Interviews:

Monday 14 October, Tuesday 15 October, Wednesday 16 October

Closing date for applications: 30 September 2024

Sixth Form Art/Design & Technology Scholarships

General Information

1 Requirements

Candidates should have achieved high standards in their GCSE courses (predicted A/A* ) and be very self-motivated and confident in a range of media. Portfolio work would also be expected to contain evidence of creative endeavours outside the confines of school GCSE coursework. The candidate would usually be regarded as a leading Artist/Designer at their school by the example of their approach to the subject and standard of achievement. Successful candidates will be expected to pursue either Art or Design & Technology A level.

The candidates will be expected to have excellent observational drawing skills. Candidates for art will be expected to draw a still life during the interview day.

Please note, candidates for Design & Technology should also submit a portfolio of work electronically as a pdf, alongside the scholarship application form. This portfolio should showcase their design ability in work produced over the previous two years. The portfolio should show a diverse range of work that can demonstrate the candidate’s potential. Portfolios will be reviewed by the Head of Design & Technology and successful candidates will then be invited for assessment and interview. The portfolio should be emailed to the Admissions Manager, Nicola Valentino, admissions@uppingham.co.uk. In the assessment, Design & Technology candidates will be expected to sketch out design solutions to a problem posed on the day.

Further guidance can be sought concerning the Art Scholarship from the Head of Art, Alice Reid on 0044(0)1572820762 or arr@uppingham.co.uk or the Head of Design & Technology, Harry Harrison on 0044 (0) 1572 820762 or hjh@uppingham.co.uk.

2 The Examination

A slide show of no less than 10 images of art/design work, in PDF or JPEG format, must be included with the application papers and sent to the School by the closing date.

Candidates will also be expected to bring a portfolio showing work from their previous two years. Any managable three-dimensional work may also be included, but photographic evidence is also acceptable. Portfolios should contain a diverse range of media demonstrating the following: 1)

On the day, candidates will undertake a series of drawing/design exercises as well as responding to a more open ended brief. Candidates will also be interviewed by specialist teachers from the Leonardo Centre.

Final arrangements will be made after the closing date and will be sent at least one week before the examination. Candidates will be asked to attend on a particular day (see above).

Sixth Form: Art/Design & Technology Scholarships Scholarships

Application form

Please affix a recent passport-size photograph of the candidate.

Candidate’s surname:

Forename(s):

Name by which usually known:

Date of birth:

Present Head’s name:

Name and address of current school:

Postcode:

School’s telephone number (with code):

School’s email address:

Which scholarship? (please tick box): Art Design & Technology

Please give any connection you may have with Uppingham:

Please tell us how you heard about our Sixth Form Scholarship Examination:

Please return this application form (and Design & Technology portfolio) to the address below. The application should arrive no later than 30 September 2024.

Nicola Valentino

Admissions Manager

Uppingham School

Rutland LE15 9QE

Telephone: 0044 (0) 1572 820613

Email: admissions@uppingham.co.uk

Please indicate any special medical or dietary needs which we should take into account.

Parents who wish to bring their financial situation to the attention of the Headmaster are asked to write confidentially to him as soon as possible and at least two weeks before the date of the examination.

I give my permission for Uppingham to contact my son’s/daughter’s school for art/design & technology, academic and character references.

Name or parent/guardian:

Signature:

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