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    Your guide to the UCAS Hub

    Discover what the Hub has to offer for students exploring their next steps. Shine a light on the future.

    Stop guessing. Start exploring.

    Introduce your students to the UCAS Hub with an assembly video, poster, and lesson plan to inspire them to get curious. 

    Each student can use their Hub to explore their own personal passions, skills, and attributes and create a dashboard with their tailored requirements.

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    Their journey starts here. Their future is theirs to shape. And with your support they’ll make it count.

    Thank you to the Minister for Skills, Jacqui Smith, for her message acknowledging the vital role teachers and advisers play in shaping the future of our young people.

    Light up their options

    The UCAS Hub is more than just an application tool – it’s a guiding light for students navigating their future. 

    From apprenticeships to university, the UCAS Hub illuminates every option in one free, easy-to-use platform.

    Watch our video to find out what it offers.

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    Resources for advisers

    A calendar for the year ahead to help you match activities to key dates:

     

    An overview of the tools available in the Hub to support you:

     

    Wondering how the UCAS Hub can support you in implementing the Gatsby Benchmarks and CDI Framework? Our free download explains how the Hub and a variety of UCAS tools can help.

     

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    Subject tasters and virtual work experience

    UCAS is collaborating with Springpod to offer students free access to their Subject Spotlights and Virtual Work Experiences. From university course tasters to work experience, Springpod's programmes enable young people to explore, interact and learn about university and the world of work before they apply.

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    Explore Subject Spotlights

    Explore Virtual Work Experiences

    What other tools and resources are on offer?

    We offer a number of tools geared towards career development and next steps for students, from information and guidance, to quizzes, events and live webinars, and personalised recommendations. Some of these tools are found in the Hub, behind a log in. You and your students can set up an account to access these.

    Discover

    For students working out what their next steps are after school or college, UCAS offers a wealth of tools, information and guidance, and advice – from subjects to quizzes and events.

    What to study next
    Students can discover what courses other students with similar subjects and qualifications applied for using our new data tool.
    Subject guides
    Our subject guides are the best place to start to research options, covering advice, careers, pathways and peer-to-peer insight.
    Industry guides
    Our industry guides break down different apprenticeship careers with what to expect, salary information and FAQs.
    In-person events
    Our exhibitions across the UK are the perfect way for students to talk to experts to help them shortlist their options.
    Apprenticeships
    Students can apply to apprenticeships and traditional degree routes at the same time. Find out more about apprenticeships, from researching to applications.
    Careers Quiz
    Our Careers Quiz provides a range of personalised career matches based on students’ interests.

    Decide

    Students can use the Hub and their personalised dashboard to build out their choices and compare their options. They can even talk to students to get more insight into their chosen subject.

    Personalised content
    The Hub learns from students’ profiles to suggest relevant content, events, next steps and pathway options.
    Chat to students with UniBuddy
    Students can find out more about their chosen subject by chatting with university students via UniBuddy.

    Apply

    When students are ready to apply, UCAS offers a helping hand; from personal statement advice and a tariff calculator, to our Career Finder tool to apply to jobs and apprenticeships directly.
    Personal statement builder
    The personal statement builder breaks down what to include in different sections, guiding students through whilst counting characters.
    Tariff calculator
    Students can input their qualifications and grades to work out their UCAS Tariff points to see if they meet entry requirements.
    Apprenticeship and graduate job search

    Your students can use our apprenticeship and graduate job search to see and apply for hundreds of live jobs and apprenticeships.

     

    Adviser and student using the UCAS Hub

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