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In its newest report in the Next Steps series, UCAS, in partnership with the Unite Foundation, examines the educational experiences of students from a care background.

In its latest report in the Next Steps series, UCAS, with support from the Carers Trust, uses brand new insight collected from the new set of widening participation questions on the UCAS application to examine the educational experiences of young adult carers.

Download our free guide, containing everything you need to support a young person with their options and decision-making, and help them through the UCAS application process.

Information for parents and carers about the opportunities for post-16 education and training,.

You don't have to be a careers adviser to have focused and helpful career conversations with students looking for guidance on their future.

There are hundreds of different kinds of jobs and careers available. We’ve collated together some information on different career families, or job sectors, together with some useful links to help you decide what sort of job you would like in the future.

Here, we outline what you need to know if you’re interested in an apprenticeship as a care experienced student.

Here, we outline what you need to know if you have caring responsibilities and are interested in an apprenticeship.

Students who have spent time in care are entitled to support with going to university. Here are some practical ways in which you can support care experienced students research their options and prepare for their next step, which we have developed with experts such as the Care Leavers' Covenant, Become, the National Network for the Education of Care Leavers (NNECL) and Who Cares? Scotland.

Students with English as an Additional Language (EAL) can face obstacles centred around communication and cultural differences. Find practical tips and activities to help engage them with their future.

If you are supporting a young person’s Personal Education Plan (PEP), this guide suggests professional actions as they make their career and education choices – from Year 8 through to post-16 study. Content provided by Virtual School Sheffield.

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Using the power of real-world data, personality profiling and labour market information our new Careers Quiz matches your students to their best suited career options. And most importantly, we tell them which higher education courses others have studied to get them there.

Get matched to jobs and see what courses previous students studied to get there.

If you are in care, or have experience of being in care in the past, there's lots of support available in higher education to help you with finance, accommodation, and settling in.

Andy Durman, Executive Vice President of Global Business Unit, Lightcast

Oli De Botton, Chief Executive, The Careers and Enterprise Company (CEC)