S5 Parents' & Carers' Information Session

About our LEAPS S5 Parents' & Carers' Information Session

Thank you for taking the time to access our online LEAPS S5 Parents’ & Carers’ Information Session (see below).

These resources are intended for parents and carers of S5 LEAPS-eligible students. If your young person is in S5, is LEAPS eligible, and is aiming for higher education at college or university, we hope these resources are helpful to you. Please note, this information is valid as of March 2024.

You are welcome to follow each of the sections in order, or you can skip to a specific section by clicking on the appropriate link below.

• What is LEAPS?
• SAAS & Student Funding
• LEAPS & the Higher Education Application Process
• Higher Education Contact List
• The Student View

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What is LEAPS?

Our What is LEAPS? presentation explains who we are, what we do, our eligibility criteria, and the support we offer to LEAPS-eligible students who are aiming for higher education at college or university.

 

SAAS & Student Funding

SAAS - Funding Explained to Parents & Carers

 

 

Useful SAAS & Student Funding Resources:

SAAS (Student Awards Agency Scotland) website 

SAAS Information for Parents & Carers

SAAS Funding - Parent/Carer Information Guide

How to contact SAAS 

Student Information Scotland website 

 

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LEAPS & the Higher Education Application Process

In this resource, you will find information about the process of applying to Higher Education study as well as an overview of the support LEAPS offers.

You will find out about the typical timeline with regard to applying to Higher Education study, routes into Higher Education including college pathways, the importance of subject choice, LEAPS support, and more.

Click here to access this resource. This will open in a new screen and then you can scroll down to explore the resource in full.

 

Useful links mentioned in the LEAPS & the Higher Education process resource:

LEAPS Eligibility Criteria

LEAPS Schools 

LEAPS S5 Hub (our online blog for S5 students, find the Course Checker form here)

LEAPS S6 Blog (our online blog for S6 students)

LEAPS Transitions Course

Pathways App (agreed pathways from college to university in South East Scotland)

LEAPS S5Hub Mailing List (students can sign-up for LEAPS updates)

LEAPS Parents’ & Carers’ Mailing List (parents and carers can sign-up for LEAPS updates)

UCAS Course Search Tool

UCAS Parents’ & Carers' Mailing List

 

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Higher Education Contact List

We highly recommend contacting universities and colleges directly if you have any queries that you are unable to find the answer to via their websites.

To help you with this, you can find contact details for all Scottish universities and for local colleges in our Higher Education Contact List.

 

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The Student View

In our The Student View resource (below), you will hear from current (or recently graduated) university students who volunteer with LEAPS about aspects of their own student experience including;

• Choosing courses
• Living at home, or living in student accommodation while at college or university
• Social opportunities
• Managing finances
• Teaching and Learning at university
• Examples of weekly student timetables
• And support available to students

Click here to access this resource. This will open in a new screen and then you can scroll down to explore the resource in full.