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Creating a personal statement for university or college

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Senior Phase

Teach students how to create a personal statement that shows off their strengths.

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Getting started

Learning intention

I will learn about how to write a personal statement for university or college applications.

Success criteria

I can use language in my personal statement which promotes who I am.
I can describe what should be included in a good personal statement.
I can write a personal statement.

Before you start

Read the tutorial on Writing a personal statement for UCAS or college applications in the Learn and train section on My World of Work.
Download and prepare class resources.

Duration

These are suggested timescales only and will vary dependent on your group. These activities could be delivered over 2 sessions:

10 mins: What is a personal statement discussion
30 mins: Personal statement preparation
40 mins: Personal statement worksheet

Suitable for

This activity is suitable for Senior phase: S4 to S6 and college or other means of study.

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