New UCAS Personal Statement Tutor Time Pack | 6 Sessions + 12 Example Answers + Application Tracker

Everything you need to take Year 13 through the new three-question UCAS personal statement, from the first idea to a checked, final statement. Six ready-to-teach 20-minute tutor time sessions, a student planner, 12 annotated example answers, a tutor checklist and an application tracker.

WHAT’S INCLUDED
1. Tutor Time PowerPoint (33 slides)

• Six 20-minute sessions, each with a 2-minute Do Now and 3–4 activities
• Full speaker notes on every slide: what to know, how to run it, model answers and what to watch for, written for non-specialist tutors

2. Student Planning Template (13 pages, editable Word)

• Knowledge organiser, then two pages per session that match the slides
• Generous writing space, character budget table, peer review grid and final checklist

3. Example Answers Booklet (12 complete statements, editable Word)

• Answers to all three questions for each applicant, with “what makes it work” annotations and verified character counts
• Two Business examples: Business Management (CTEC route) and Accounting and Finance (A-level route)
• Also: Economics, Law, Medicine, Adult Nursing, Psychology, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, English Literature, History and Primary Education
• A “find your closest example” table, with Oxbridge-style and 15 October models

4. Tutor Checklist (editable Word)

• The rules on one page
• Session-by-session checks
• A day-by-day 15 October fast track for Oxford, Cambridge, Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary applicants
• 12-point sign-off check, red flags and quick fixes

5. UCAS Application Tracker (Excel)

• A clear first-sheet guide and realistic dummy applications
• Dropdowns, deadline flags and a live dashboard
• Priority list: automatically ranks the ten students who need you first, with each one’s main issue
• Student Summary: pick a student for a one-page view, ideal for one-to-ones and parents’ evenings

THE SIX SESSIONS

1. The new format, decoded: rules, the three questions, character budget, deadlines
2. Q1, Why this course? Show, don’t claim, and a super-curricular audit
3. Q2, Your studies: build the bridge from subject to skill to course
4. Q3, Beyond education: Activity, Benefit, Course link
5. Draft and cut: one statement not three, cutting filler, setting the budget
6. Review and submit: peer review, AI and honesty, final checks

WHY TUTORS USE IT

• No preparation: open the slides and teach
• Built for early deadlines: the fast track fits the sessions into the time Oxbridge and Medicine applicants have
• Honest about AI: students learn what UCAS allows and why their words must be their own

WHO IT’S FOR
Sixth form tutors, heads of year, careers leads and Business teachers supporting Year 13 applicants.

Try before you buy: Session 1 is FREE in the Skillspire shop. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13590661

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