SOCIAL MOBILITY FOUNDATION

APP Residential APP City

APP RESIDENTIAL OVERVIEW

Students who live more than an hour of an APP city are prioritised for APP Residential.

APP Residential supports high achieving students from low income backgrounds across the UK from lower sixth/S6, into competitive universities, and the top professions. We offer support through our four pillars:

• Mentoring by a professional via email• Tailored skills sessions and career workshops• University application support and guidance• Internships with top employers

THE OFFER

APP Residential offers the opportunity to undertake a one or two week internship with a top employer in London with all expenses paid. Whilst on their residential and in addition to the internship, students receive skill sessions and university application support. Their mentor will be from the employer that they undertake their placement with. Students also have the opportunity to experience life in the Capital, with evening and weekend activities.It doesn’t matter where you’re from in the UK, as long as you’re a high-achieving student from a low-income background and fit our eligibility criteria, you can apply to APP Residential.

SECTORS

Depending on what sector you’re interested in, we have five programmes (click on the links to find out more)• For students interested in engineering:  APP CH2M Residential• For those interested in the world of banking: 

APP J.P. Morgan Residential• For prospective accountants: APP KPMG Residential• For aspiring solicitors and barristers:  APP Law Residential• For aspiring medics: APP Medicine Residential

WHY APPLY?

Often, major firms and opportunities are situated within London, putting those in the rest of the UK at a disadvantage.Our residential programmes are specifically designed to support hard working students living outside of the reach of these opportunities to come to London to gain valuable work experience and to improve their soft skills.Here at the SMF we are proud that the majority of our students go on to the top universities in the UK and undertake experiences and opportunities with us that help them gain employment in prestigious organisations. 

THE MAKE-UP OF THE APP RESIDENTIAL

• InternshipDuring the summer of 2017, you’ll have the fantastic opportunity to spend one or two weeks working and shadowing at a firm in your chosen sector. This will really boost your personal statement and CV and give you a chance to get to know what goes on in the professional world you want to be a part of.• University application supportWe will help strengthen your UCAS application with workshops to inform you about what universities you should apply to and support with the application process. Once you enter Year 13, we’ll open our personal statement checking service for you to receive individual feedback on your statement.

THE MAKE-UP OF THE APP RESIDENTIAL

• Professional development and career supportAs we know that success isn’t just about having work experience and getting the right grades, you will attend skills workshops where you’ll learn how to make a good impression, network and be better informed about the profession you want to work in.• A personal, dedicated e-mentor working in the firm who

supports youYou will get a trained e-mentor to support you, offer advice and discuss your university and career options with you. This professional, working in the firm where you’ll undertake your internship, will be able to offer insider tips to help you navigate your way into your chosen career. 

THE MAKE-UP OF THE APP RESIDENTIAL

• A chance to get to know LondonWhilst our aims are for you to be more confident in your knowledge about what to do after sixth-form, the SMF also plans evening and weekend activities, such as taking a flight on the London Eye and seeing a West-End show, all with the aim to help you unwind after a busy day in the office as well as for you to get to know other like-minded students on the programme.• Day to day supportEveryone on the residential will have a designated contact within the firm and a Group Leader who will be on hand for support in out-of-work hours who will take you to and from your work place so you don’t have to navigate your own way on the tube!

APP CITY OVERVIEW

APP City supports high achieving students from low income backgrounds across the UK from lower sixth/S6, into competitive universities, and the top professions. It’s open to motivated, ambitious students from less privileged backgrounds in Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester and Newcastle. We offer support through our four pillars:• Mentoring by a professional via email• Tailored skills sessions and career workshops• University application support and guidance• Internships with top employers

We offer support to young people interested in:Accountancy | Architecture | Banking & Finance | Biology & Chemistry| Business | Engineering & Physics | Law | Media & Communications | Medicine| Politics | Technology| No Preference

FIRMS INVOLVED

Some of the firms supporting the Aspiring Professionals Programme and who are offering the opportunity to gain experience include:Aberdeen Asset Management, Baker & McKenzie, 50+ Barrister Chambers, Cambridge Associates, CH2M, Clifford Chance, The Economist, EDF Energy, E.ON, Financial Conduct Authority, Financial Times, Grant Thornton, the Institute of Public Policy Research, KPMG, Linklaters, The Observer, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Siemens, The Spectator and UCL Hospital.

MAKE UP OF THE APP CITY

• A personal, dedicated e-mentor working in your chosen career sectorYou will get a trained e-mentor to support you, offer advice and discuss your university and career options with you. This will be a professional, working in a leading organisation in your sector, who is able to offer insider tips to help you navigate your way into your chosen career. They volunteer their time to exchange emails and get to know you and your aspirations. Our mentors include individuals from:BBC, Cabinet Office, Imperial College London, Bank of England, Google, Rolls Royce, KPMG, Baker & McKenzie and many other top firms.• Internship placementsOne of the most popular and sought over aspects of the programme for engaged SMF students is the fantastic opportunity to spend a week working and shadowing at a professional employer in your chosen sector. This will really boost your personal statement and CV.Internships undertaken in 2015 and 2016 include: The offices of the Prime Minister, Little Brown Publishing Group, Cambridge Associates, Medical Research Council, The Economist, plus hundreds more prominent employers.

MAKE UP OF APP CITY

• University application supportThis includes tailored university visits, especially for SMF students, to nearly all Russell Group universities, these are completely free of charge and all transport costs are covered. We also offer reserved places on summer schools, a personal statement advice and checking service, university interview workshops, support with UKCAT/BMAT/LNAT aptitude tests, medicine interview practice, sessions on how to improve your application to Russell Group universities and Oxbridge advice. • Professional development and career supportAs part of the APP, you pick one of our career areas that you’re interested in and we help you work towards this. This includes skills sessions based around creating a professional first impression, confidence building, networking skills, leadership qualities, teamwork skills, effective communication, assessment day and interview advice plus CV writing support. We also run sector specific insight days to give you a better idea of routes in your chosen profession, these are usually run by leading organisations in that field. 

ELIGIBILITY

Remember, once you’re accepted onto the APP, we

will offer you opportunities right

through to graduation and

after.

We meet this criteria as more than 20% of the

school are eligible for FSM

INTERESTED IN APPLYING?

Social Mobility Application WorkshopThursday 17th November @ 3:15pmMrs Hafiz @ Heath Park – Business

Deadline – 19th December