This document provides guidance on writing personal statements for university or job applications. It lists students who need to complete or have finished their statements. It outlines the sections a personal statement should contain: why you want to study the subject/work in the field, relevant past experiences, and other experiences and qualities that make you suitable. Suggested content for each section and possible words to highlight accomplishments are provided. Resources for researching apprenticeships are also listed.

1. PERSONAL
STATEMENTS
Form 12 DE

2. Personal statements
These need to be completed on UNI FROG regardless if you are going to university or not.
The following students have unfinished personal statements –
Katie, Shayan, Bradley, Mia, Cody, Jonathan, Daniel, Sinna, Alex Price, Simran, Alex Lanor, Reece,
Connor.
The following students have finished their personal statements for checking –
Cameron, Ben Massey, Ben Hulme, Gursimran, Lucy, Sabrina and Samuel
The following students have not yet started personal statements on Uni frog –
Kye, Tom

3. Writing your personal statement
1. Use the Personal statement work book to help guide you through each section.
2. The statement needs to be personal to YOU!
3. Think about yourself ‘Holistically’ e.g. skills/qualities/experience you may have
4. It maybe an idea to bullet point ideas for each of the sections and then write sentences
about them and add any examples where you can.
5. A personal statement is all about ‘selling’ yourself as the best for the
job/apprenticeship

4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwXS51Od084
Section 1
WHY? Why do you want to work/study this subject?
Section 2
WHAT! What have you done in the past that makes you suitable to study this subject?
Section 3
WHAT ELSE? What else have you done that would contribute to your apprenticeship?

5. Section 3
Possible points to talk about –
 Hobbies,
 Helping at school,
 Any type of employment e.g. Saturday job/helping family out
 Activities you have been involved in at school
 Outside activities
 Charities you have helped out with fund raising
 Presentations in lessons
 Skills you have e.g. speaking a second language
 Qualities you have e.g. patience
 Baby sitting
 Looking after ill family
 Being a carer
 Communication skills – elaborate on this, give examples of how you do this well
 Good at meeting deadlines

6. Possible words to use
Accomplished Achieved Enhanced Completed Created Developed Expanded
Generated Implemented Improved Increased Negotiated Organised
Presented Produced Won Transformed

7. To help with your choice of Apprenticeship choice log on to –
National Careers Service –
This site has some excellent information on how to go about researching what you would actually
like to do or complete an Apprenticeship in.
nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/
ALSO
A speaker will be coming into school from Wolverhampton College to give you advice on how to
access the correct Apprenticeship for you