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University: A Guide for Parents and Carers
A guide for parents and carers who are supporting a young person through the process of applying to university. Practical and informative tips on the UCAS application, student finance, open days and accommodation. Ideal for parents and carers of students in sixth form or equivalent.
Your Future Your Choices
A guide for post-16 students on making choices for their future. Packed with tips and advice about university-level study, including how to make great choices, info about university life and how to prepare for getting a dream job.
Plan your path to Higher Education
This workbook is for post-16 students and helps explore the different higher education providers and courses available as well as detailing how to research the best options!
A Toolkit For Planning Your Future
This workbook is for post 16 students and details the online education and careers tool, SACU. You may know exactly what you want to do once you finish studying level 3 qualifications, you may not have a clue or you maybe somewhere in between, either way you'll need to make some decisions about what to do next and tools such as the Career Cloud Quiz or A-level match will help with this process!
The Personal Statement - How to write your way to success
Writing your personal statement is an important part of the university application process. This workbook, for post-16 students, tells you more about the personal statement and through using the activities and tips you'll be able to write a great personal statement that can help you get the university place you really want.
Explore a university campus
Take a virtual walk around a university campus and find out all that a university has to offer with our campus tour video
Why go to university?
This video outlines what university is and explains the benefits of going.
Parents Guide to University 2022
Produced by UniTasterDays, a guide for parents / carers featuring key information and facts about higher education (HE) to help your young person on their HE journey.
UCAS
The UCAS website features all of the courses that you can study in the UK and at which universities and colleges. It also details the different university level qualifications and gives hints and tips about the application process.
UCAS operates the application process for British universities.
Careerpilot
This section of the Careerpilot website tells you everything you need to know about higher education. Discover the benefits, the types of courses, how to choose a course and provider and much more.
Discover Uni
Discover Uni allows you to search for, and compare, data and information on university and college courses from across the UK.
The Complete University Guide
This website details UK university rankings, course information and provides expert advice for every student.