Thames Foundation Schools Academic Foundation Programme Recruitment - Programmes Commencing August 2013
For AFP 2013, applicants will complete the national FP application form. Applicants will then actively choose if they wish to apply for an Academic programme on FPAS. Applicants wishing to apply for an AFP will be able to apply to a maximum of two Academic Units of Application (AUoA). Each AUoA will determine the supplementary information it requires and this will be collected centrally through the online Foundation Programme Application System (FPAS).
Each AUoA will determine its own interview schedule and will notify their applicants of the local process. Details of the Thames Foundation Schools process will be available here in June/July 2012.
Any AFP applicants who are not successfully placed will be automatically included in the FP process and allocated to a UoA.
Key dates and timeframes | |
| Date/timeframe | FP/AFP 2013 application activity |
| 16 July - 17 August 2012 | Eligibility checking. |
| Late August 2012 | Academic programmes available to view on FPAS. |
| 1 - 7 October 2012 | Register and enrol on FPAS. All programmes available to view. |
| 8 - 19 October 2012 | Application period for both FP and Academic FP applications. |
| Late October 2012 - mid January 2013 | Local short-listing and interviews for Academic FP applicants. |
| 7 December 2012 | 1st SJT date. |
| 7 January 2012 | 2nd SJT date. |
| Late January 2013 | AFP national offers. |
| Early February 2013 | AFP cascade of offers. |
| 25 February 2013 | Primary list applicants informed of allocation to unit of application for FP. Reserve list applicants contacted regarding the process for batch allocations. |
| March - April 2013 | On-line references collected. |
| Early April 2013 | Primary list applicants informed of local match to foundation programme results. |
| April - July 2013 | Reserve batch lst allocations. |
Further information for applicants will be available in the FP/AFP 2013 Applicant’s Handbook which will be published in early June 2012 (see http://www.foundationprogramme.nhs.uk/pages/academic-programmes/how-to-apply). The handbook will include full details of each step of the process and what applicants need to do to prepare in advance. It will also explain how the points awarded for the SJT and the EPM, together with any additional scores, will be used when making AFP offers or allocating applicants to FP places.
The Thames Foundation Schools local applicant guide for programmes commencing in 2012 is attached for information only and a revised TFS applicant guide will be available in June/July 2012.
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| TFS - Local Applicants Guide 2012.pdf | 3.41 MB |