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1 UCAS Teacher Training Congratulations on being offered a place at Cardiff Met We re delighted that you ve selected us as one of your University choices and we hope to see you in September In the meantime we ve put together this Applicant Guide for you to refer to throughout the application cycle. We ll also be ing you at key times throughout the year to make sure you are kept up to date with everything you need to know about your application. If you change your contact details, please update these on UCAS Track so that you don t miss out on important information. For further information, please visit the PGCE webpages: cardiffmet.ac.uk/afteryouapplypgce For any specific questions and to post back required documentation, please use: The Admissions Team: Cardiff Metropolitan University, Llandaff Campus, Western Avenue, Cardiff, CF5 2YB tel: askadmissions@cardiffmet.ac.uk

2 Handy Contacts: Partnership Office (Placement queries) tel: Sports Facilities tel: web: cardiffmet.ac.uk/sportsfacilities Student Services tel: web: cardiffmet.ac.uk/ studentservices Students Union tel: web: cardiffmetsu.co.uk UCAS tel: web: ucas.com i-zone The i-zone is a one-stop-shop for all Cardiff Met student information. Our aim is to answer all of your enquiries first time, every time. If we don t know the answer, we will find out! More importantly, you can use the i-zone throughout your application process to show us proof of your qualifications and to undertake your DBS Check, if you are able to or live locally. Cardiff Met i-zone, Corporate Reception, Llandaff Campus, Western Avenue, Cardiff, CF5 2YB tel: txt: izone@cardiffmet.ac.uk web: Financing your studies Replying to your offer Government training grants may be available for PGCE Primary and certain PGCE Secondary subject areas depending on your undergraduate degree classification. There is no need to apply for the grants as they are automatically attached to your place if you are eligible. Payment is usually paid on a monthly basis between October and May in the year of your study. For further information please visit: teachertrainingcymru.org Please make sure you reply to your offer online through UCAS within 10 working days of you receiving all of your decisions. Your application will be declined automatically if you miss this deadline. Welsh PGCE students who choose to stay and study in Wales may also be eligible to receive support from the Welsh Government in terms of the Tuition Fee Grant. For further information about the grant and to access the relevant PN1 form please visit: studentfinancewales.co.uk Various other student finance initiatives are also available from the following sources: England and other EU Countries: directgov.uk/student-finance Northern Ireland: studentfinanceni.co.uk Proof of Qualifications Your offer to study a PGCE programme at Cardiff Met is subject to you providing proof of all the qualifications needed for entry. Once you have made us your Firm choice, you will need to send us your certificates for your achieved GCSEs in English Language, Maths and Science (if applicable), as well as your Degree certificate, straight away, if you didn t provide them at your Interview. You can scan and these to: newstudent_ qualifications@cardiffmet.ac.uk, or you can call in to our i-zone to provide these. Please visit cardiffmet.ac.uk /qualifications for further information. If your offer is conditional on the attainment of certain GCSEs at a certain level and/or your Degree and you are currently waiting for these, please ensure you send proof of these to us as soon as you have them, so that your enrolment is not delayed. Opening Hours Mon - Tue: Wed: ; Thu - Fri: Please Visit cardiffmet.ac.uk/ afteryouapplypgce for details on equivalency tests in Maths and English that we are hosting next year to give applicants additional opportunities to gain the newly required B grade in Maths and/or English Nominated for the 2011 Times Higher Education Award for Outstanding UK Student Services. Failure to provide us with proof of your qualifications may result in you being withdrawn from the programme. Scotland: saas.gov.uk

3 Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Checks All PGCE programmes at Cardiff Met require the satisfactory completion of a DBS i.e. criminal records check, before we can confirm your place on the programme. It is your responsibility to demonstrate that you have undertaken a full DBS check by providing us with the original supporting documentation, which can either be posted to the Admissions Team by Recorded Delivery or undertaken at our i-zone. You will receive your DBS Application Pack with your Offer communication. You will need to begin this from April onwards, so that it is as up-to-date as possible. Further instructions will be included in the Guidance Notes, but please visit cardiffmet.ac.uk/dbs, in the meantime, so that you understand exactly what is required of you. If you have recently completed a DBS Check and have registered for the newly introduced DBS Update Service, you will still need to provide us with your original DBS Disclosure Certificate and a completed Self-Declaration Form. You can either bring these to the i-zone or post them directly to the Admissions Team. Please note that we do not accept portability. Failure to provide us with proof of your cleared DBS check may result in you being withdrawn from the programme. Late applicants beginning the process near the start of the programme will be assisted by the Admissions Team during Induction week. May & August Information Packs You will be notified through when the May & August Information Packs are available and directed to the dedicated PGCE website. These will include information on your course, the department, your start date and the Primary placement form. Please keep a look out for this information and pay particular attention to the deadlines for returning key forms/documents to the department. Welcome Information From July onwards, if you have met all the conditions of your offer and have been upgraded to an Unconditional Firm place, you will then be sent your Welcome Information. This contains all the information you need to know regarding Enrolment and your Induction week and should be used in conjunction with the New Students website cardiffmet.ac.uk/newstudents. Online Enrolment At Cardiff Met, we operate an online self-service enrolment system, allowing you to officially enrol before you arrive on campus. All Unconditional Firm applicants will be sent an containing a Username and Password, along with instructions as to how to navigate the system. Previous Cardiff Met students will be able to use their existing Username and Password, once ready for enrolment. Late Applicants Admissions staff will be on hand during Induction week to assist late applicants with completing the DBS process and proof of qualification checks to enable enrolment. Social Networks Join in the #cardiffmet conversation web: Facebook /cardiff.metropolitan.university YouTube Instagram

4 Hyfforddiant Athrawon UCAS Llongyfarchiadau ar gael cynnig lle ym Mhrifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd Rydym ni n falch iawn o fod yn un o ch dewisiadau o Brifysgol, a gobeithiwn eich gweld chi ym mis Medi Yn y cyfamser, rydym ni wedi llunio r Canllaw i Ymgeiswyr hwn i chi gyfeirio ato drwy gydol y broses ymgeisio. Byddwn hefyd yn anfon negeseuon e-bost atoch ar adegau allweddol yn ystod y flwyddyn i wneud yn siwr bod gennych chi r holl wybodaeth angenrheidiol am eich cais. Os byddwch chi n newid eich manylion cyswllt, diweddarwch y rhain ar UCAS Track er mwyn sicrhau na fyddwch yn colli gwybodaeth bwysig. I gael rhagor o wybodaeth, ewch i r tudalennau gwe TAR: cardiffmet.ac.uk/afteryouapplypgce Ar gyfer unrhyw gwestiynau penodol ac i ddychwelyd y dogfennau angenrheidiol drwy r post, defnyddiwch: TY îm Derbyniadau: Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd, Campws Llandaf, Rhodfa r Gorllewin, Caerdydd, CF5 2YB ffôn: e-bost: askadmissions@cardiffmet.ac.uk

5 Cysylltiadau Defnyddiol: Swyddfa Bartneriaeth (Ymholiadau ynghylch lleoliadau) ffôn: Cyfleusterau Chwaraeon ffôn: gwefan: cardiffmet.ac.uk/sportsfacilities Gwasanaethau Myfyrwyr ffôn: e-bost: gwefan: cardiffmet.ac.uk/studentservices Undeb y Myfyrwyr ffôn: e-bost: studentunion@cardiffmet.ac.uk gwefan: cardiffmetsu.co.uk UCAS ffôn: gwefan: ucas.com i-zone Yr i-zone yw r lle i fynd ar gyfer holl wybodaeth Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd i fyfyrwyr. Ein nod yw ateb eich holl ymholiadau y tro cyntaf, bob tro. Os na fyddwn yn gwybod yr ateb, byddwn yn dod o hyd iddo! Yn bwysicach, gallwch ddefnyddio r i-zone drwy gydol eich proses ymgeisio i ddangos prawf o ch cymwysterau a chynnal eich Archwiliad gan y Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd (DBS), os ydych chi n gallu neu os ydych chi n byw n lleol. i-zone Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd Y Dderbynfa Gorfforaethol, Campws Llandaf Rhodfa r Gorllewin Caerdydd, CF5 2YB ffôn: testun: e-bost: izone@cardiffmet.ac.uk gwefan: Oriau Agor Dydd Llun - Dydd Mawrth: Dydd Mercher: ; Dydd Iau - Dydd Gwener: Nominated for the 2011 Times Higher Education Award for Outstanding UK Student Services. Ariannu eich astudiaethau Mae n bosibl y bydd grantiau hyfforddi r llywodraeth ar gael ar gyfer meysydd pwnc TAR Cynradd a rhai meysydd pwnc TAR Uwchradd yn dibynnu ar ddosbarth eich gradd israddedig. Nid oes angen gwneud cais am y grantiau oherwydd fe u neilltuir i ch lle yn awtomatig os ydych chi n gymwys. Fe u telir yn fisol fel arfer rhwng mis Hydref a mis Mai yn eich blwyddyn astudio. Mae rhagor o wybodaeth ar gael yn: teachertrainingcymru.org Mae n bosibl y bydd myfyrwyr TAR o Gymru sy n dewis aros ac astudio yng Nghymru yn gymwys i dderbyn cymorth gan Lywodraeth Cymru trwy r Grant Ffioedd Dysgu. Mae rhagor o wybodaeth am y grant a mynediad at y ffurflen PN1 berthnasol ar gael yn: studentfinancewales.co.uk Mae amryw o fentrau cyllid myfyrwyr eraill ar gael hefyd o r ffynonellau canlynol: Lloegr a Gwledydd eraill yr Undeb Ewropeaidd: directgov.uk/student-finance Gogledd Iwerddon: studentfinanceni.co.uk Yr Alban: saas.gov.uk Ymateb i ch cynnig Gwnewch yn siwr eich bod chi n ymateb i ch cynnig ar-lein trwy UCAS o fewn 10 niwrnod gwaith o dderbyn eich holl benderfyniadau. Bydd eich cais yn cael ei wrthod yn awtomatig os na fyddwch chi n gweithredu o fewn y terfyn amser hwn. Prawf o ch Cymwysterau Mae eich cynnig i astudio rhaglen TAR ym Mhrifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd yn amodol ar ddarparu prawf o r holl gymwysterau sydd eu hangen i gael mynediad. Pan fyddwch chi wedi ein dewis ni fel dewis Pendant, bydd angen i chi anfon eich tystysgrifau atom ar gyfer y cymwysterau TGAU a gyflawnoch mewn Iaith Saesneg, Mathemateg a Gwyddoniaeth (os yw n berthnasol), yn ogystal â ch tystysgrif Gradd, ar unwaith, os na wnaethoch eu darparu yn eich cyfweliad. Gallwch sganio r rhain a u hanfon trwy neges e-bost at: neu gallwch alw heibio r i-zone i w cyflwyno. Ewch i cardiffmet.ac.uk/qualifications i gael rhagor o fanylion. Os yw eich cynnig yn amodol ar gyflawni cymwysterau TGAU penodol ar lefel benodol a/neu eich Gradd a ch bod chi n aros am y rhain, gwnewch yn siwr eich bod chi n anfon prawf ohonynt atom cyn gynted ag y byddwch yn eu derbyn, er mwyn osgoi oedi wrth gofrestru. Ewch i cardiffmet.ac.uk/afteryouapply PGCE i gael manylion am y profion cywerthedd Mathemateg a Saesneg y byddwn yn eu cynnal y flwyddyn nesaf er mwyn rhoi cyfleoedd ychwanegol i ymgeiswyr gyflawni r radd B sydd ei hangen bellach mewn Mathemateg a/neu Saesneg. Os na fyddwch yn darparu prawf o ch cymwysterau i ni, fe allech golli eich lle ar y rhaglen.

6 Archwiliadau r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd (DBS) Mae n rhaid i chi gael archwiliad DBS boddhaol, h.y. archwiliad cofnodion troseddol, cyn y gallwn gadarnhau eich lle ar unrhyw raglen TAR ym Mhrifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd. Chi sy n gyfrifol am ddangos eich bod chi wedi cael archwiliad DBS llawn trwy ddarparu r dogfennau ategol gwreiddiol i ni, y gellir eu postio at y Tîm Derbyniadau trwy Bost Cofnodedig neu eu cyflwyno yn yr i-zone. Byddwch yn cael eich Pecyn Cais DBS gyda ch gohebiaeth Cynnig. Bydd angen i chi ddechrau gwneud hyn o fis Ebrill ymlaen, er mwyn iddo fod mor gyfredol â phosibl. Rhoddir cyfarwyddiadau ychwanegol yn y Nodiadau Canllaw, ond ewch i cardiffmet.ac.uk/dbs, yn y cyfamser, fel eich bod chi n deall yn union yr hyn y mae angen i chi ei wneud. Os ydych chi wedi cwblhau Archwiliad DBS yn ddiweddar ac wedi cofrestru ar gyfer y Gwasanaeth Diweddaru DBS a gyflwynwyd yn ddiweddar, bydd angen i chi ddarparu eich Tystysgrif Datgeliad DBS wreiddiol a Ffurflen Hunanddatganiad wedi i llenwi i ni o hyd. Gallwch naill ai ddod â r rhain i r i-zone neu eu postio n uniongyrchol at y Tîm Derbyniadau. Sylwer nad ydym ni n derbyn hygludedd. Os na fyddwch yn darparu prawf o ch archwiliad DBS wedi i glirio i ni, fe allech golli eich lle ar y rhaglen. Bydd ymgeiswyr hwyr syn dechrau r broses yn agos at ddyddiad dechrau r rhaglen yn cael eu cynorthwyo gan y Tîm Derbyniadau yn ystod yr wythnos sefydlu. Pecynnau Gwybodaeth mis Mai a mis Awst Rhoddir gwybod i chi trwy neges ebost pan fydd Pecynnau Gwybodaeth mis Mai a mis Awst ar gael ac fe ch cyfeirir at wefan benodol TAR. Bydd y rhain yn cynnwys gwybodaeth am eich cwrs, yr adran, eich dyddiad dechrau a r ffurflen Lleoliad Cynradd. Cadwch lygad am y wybodaeth hon a rhowch sylw arbennig i r terfynau amser ar gyfer dychwelyd ffurflenni / dogfennau allweddol i r adran. Gwybodaeth Groeso O fis Gorffennaf ymlaen, os ydych chi wedi bodloni holl amodau eich cynnig ac wedi cael eich uwchraddio i le Diamod Pendant, anfonir eich Gwybodaeth Groeso atoch. Mae hyn yn cynnwys yr holl wybodaeth sydd ei hangen arnoch ynglŷn â a ch wythnos Sefydlu, a dylid ei defnyddio ar y cyd â r wefan Myfyrwyr Newydd cardiffmet.ac.uk/newstudents. Cofrestru Ar-lein Ym Mhrifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd, mae gennym ni system gofrestru hunanwasanaeth ar-lein, sy n caniatáu i chi gofrestru n swyddogol cyn i chi gyrraedd y campws. Bydd pob ymgeisydd Diamod Pendant yn cael neges e-bost yn cynnwys Enw Defnyddiwr a Chyfrinair, ynghyd â chyfarwyddiadau ar gyfer sut i lywio r system. Bydd cynfyfyrwyr Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd yn gallu defnyddio eu Henw Defnyddiwr a Chyfrinair blaenorol, pan fyddant yn barod i gofrestru. Ymgeiswyr Hwyr Bydd staff derbyniadau wrth law yn ystod yr wythnos Sefydlu i gynorthwyo ymgeiswyr hwyr i gwblhau r broses DBS a r archwiliadau prawf cymwysterau er mwyn iddynt allu cofrestru. Cyfryngau Cymdeithasol Ymunwch â sgwrs #cardiffmet gwefan: Facebook /cardiff.metropolitan.university YouTube Instagram