First Steps Legal Programme is a week-long experience programme which includes talks, interactive workshops and other experiences aimed at providing pupils with an insight into what it’s like to work in the legal profession. Please see the attached poster for more details.

How do pupils apply?

1. Fill in the attached application form electronically
2. Send by email to RBSLegalFirstStepProgramme.Edinburgh@rbs.co.uk
3. Application Deadline is Friday 15th March 2019

If you have any questions about the programme or application process, please contract  Pupil Support or  contact the RBS First Steps team directly on RBSLegalFirstStepProgramme.Edinburgh@rbs.co.uk.

First Step advert 2019

First Step application form 2019

SCHOLAR’s upcoming Online Tutor Sessions are:

For more information on how to take part in upcoming sessions, please visit SCHOLAR’s Online Tutor Sessions.

• Wednesday 27 March 2019, 7-9pm
• Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh Campus (Riccarton)

This information evening is for parents and carers of S5 LEAPS-eligible students.

Find out about the support LEAPS offers to LEAPS-eligible students who are thinking about applying for higher education courses at college (HNC/HND) or university.

• Find out about the support LEAPS offers to LEAPS-eligible students throughout S5 and S6.
• Get advice and information on choosing and applying for higher education courses.
• Speak to local colleges and universities at our Higher Education Exhibition.
• Hear from the Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) about funding.
• Hear from current students who will share their own experiences of applying to, and life at, university.

Find out more and register at: www.leapsonline.org/parents

Public transport reimbursement available. For our S5 Parents’ & Carers’ Information Evening we’re offering public transport reimbursement to help families travel to and from the event.

Student can join their parent/carers at this event, if they wish.

• Wednesday 20 March 2019, 5-8pm
• University of Edinburgh Central Campus

If you are an S5 LEAPS-eligible student and you are aiming for higher education at college or university, this event is for you!

• Strategies for selecting university and college courses.
• Higher Education Exhibition, so you can gather course information.
• Advice on S6 course choices.
• Advice on how to make an effective application to university or college.
• Speak to current university and college staff and students.

Find out more and register at: www.leapsonline.org/s5conference

Free return coaches from outlying areas.

Public transport reimbursement available.

For our S5 Conference we’re running free return coaches from outlying areas to help students travel to and from the event as well as offering public transport reimbursement to those who don’t have a coach covering their area.

Weekly bulletin of training and other opportunities suitable for young people who are not in education, training or employment.

Youth Opportunities Bulletin 15.02.19

Please find attached the At a Glance leaflets for parents and carers In and around Leith and parents and carers in North East Edinburgh. Also attached is the full Programmes, Activities and Groups booklet for Parents and carers in North East.

• Programmes, Activities and Groups for Parents and Carers – North East
• At a Glance North East Spring 2019 (1)
• At a Glance North East Spring 2019 (2)

For final-year LEAPS-eligible students who are holding university offers or have applied to UCAS this year

Our unicafes are a friendly, informal place for you to learn more about what it’s really like starting university – with a complimentary hot drink and snack thrown in!

We are running three sessions, all of which will take place in a student union on a university campus:

• Wednesday 27 February 2019, 5.15-7pm, University of Edinburgh Central Campus in Edinburgh
  Debating Hall in the University of Edinburgh’s Teviot Row Student Union

13 Bristo Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9AJ

• Wednesday 6 March 2019, 5.15-7pm, Heriot-Watt University Scottish Borders Campus in Galashiels
  Student Lounge, on the 2nd floor of the High Mill building at Heriot-Watt University’s Borders Campus

Nether Road, Galashiels, TD1 3HF

• Wednesday 13 March 2019, 5.15-7pm, Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh Campus in Riccarton
  Liberty’s Cafe in the Student Union building at Heriot-Watt University’s Edinburgh Campus

Riccarton, EH14 4AS

More info:

Our cafes are hosted by current undergraduate students, so you can ask anything about making that transition to first year at uni. There’ll also be a chance to meet other current S6 students who may be going to the same university and/or town as you from September – a great chance to start building your university social network!

Public transport reimbursement available to help you travel to and from sessions.

Please view the SQA Exam Timetable 2019.

Lovely new resource for Care Experienced young people with aspirations for training, college or university

https://propel.org.uk/Scotland/