Eight tips if you're worried about money at university
Here are our top tips to help ease your worries about money at university or college.
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Eight tips if you're worried about money at university
Here are our top tips to help ease your worries about money at university or college.
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Farah's environmental management placement in the Galapagos
Want to find out what it's like to do a placement abroad? Farah Hamdan went further afield than most people to follow her passion for conservation – read about her amazing experience in the Galapagos Islands.
First-generation students
Students who do not have parents or carers who have attended university themselves sometimes find it useful to have additional information and help when making their decisions and applying to higher education.
HE provider good practice briefing for students who participated in WP and outreach activities
This briefing is for staff working in universities and colleges. Here, we outline common challenges for students who participated in widening participation (WP) and outreach activities, and share examples of good practice being done around the UK to improve access to and success in higher education.
Helping students find worthwhile work experience placements
It’s not always easy to secure work experience placements, but it is worth the effort, and it pays to start from as early as Year 9. Here’s how to ensure their placement is worthwhile, suitable, and gives them something useful to take away at the end.
Helping your child write a great personal statement
Your child may find writing their personal statement the most difficult part of the application process – they’re not alone.
Historical entry grades: Adviser guide
Our course pages now display both the advertised and actual grades of accepted students to help students understand more about the grades universities and colleges have accepted previously. The entry grades data uses up to five years of historical data (2019– 2023 application cycles).
How can I decide what subjects to study?
Are you stuck choosing which subjects are right for you and your next steps? Don't panic – here's our guide to help.
How does distance learning work?
Discover how distance learning works if you’re studying a degree remotely, from applying to teaching and exams. Plus, see what support is available from tutors and other students.
How to apply for an apprenticeship
Read our top tips to make the most of your apprenticeship application.
How to become a paramedic
The combination of patient care, medical knowledge, driving skills and an ever-changing working day makes being a paramedic a very popular career choice.
How to end your personal statement
The personal statement is your opportunity to talk about you, and why you want to enrol on a particular course. You’ve got this far – showing your passion for the subject. But how do you end your personal statement in a way that truly does it justice?
How to help your students write their personal statement
You can help your students stand out with a tailored and succinct personal statement that demonstrates the individual they are.
How to manage a successful apprenticeships programme
We invited organisations who could offer guidance on the day-to-day running of apprenticeships programmes, as well as how to support apprentices through to completion. We had speakers from the Association of Apprentices, Workplus, and Lloyd’s Banking Group – if you missed it, here’s what happened.
How to start a personal statement: The attention grabber
The personal statement is your opportunity to talk about you, and why you want to enrol on a particular course. But how do you start it strongly? Read our advice below on what to include, what not to do, and how to approach it.