St Thomas Becket Catholic School

St Thomas Becket Catholic School

We provide extensive and structured support to guide students through every stage of writing their personal statement, ensuring they are able to present themselves with clarity, ambition, and confidence.

Students benefit from a highly personalised drafting process, with opportunities to submit multiple drafts for detailed feedback. Each draft is carefully reviewed by experienced staff, enabling students to refine their content, strengthen their academic profile, and develop a compelling narrative that reflects their interests and aspirations.

To further enhance this process, all students are given access to https://www.mysupercurricular.com/ . This platform supports students in developing the critical “supercurricular” experiences that are essential for the third section of the personal statement, helping them to explore their subject beyond the classroom and demonstrate genuine academic curiosity.

In addition, students are encouraged to make full use of the comprehensive guidance provided by UCAS. The subject and course-specific personal statement guides offer tailored prompts, ideas, and reflective questions to help students shape their writing effectively:

https://www.ucas.com/applying/applying-to-university/writing-your-personal-statement/personal-statement-guides

Through this combination of expert feedback, digital resources, and independent research, our students are exceptionally well-prepared to produce high-quality personal statements that support successful applications to leading universities and competitive courses.