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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.
Personal statement advice: Midwifery
What should you write in a personal statement for midwifery, to ensure you stand out and get a place on a midwifery course? We've asked admissions tutors to share their top dos and don'ts for midwifery personal statements, and included an example of how to write about any work experience you may have.
Personal statement week 2025
Need to give your personal statement a boost? Struggling with writer's block or getting started? Join us for personal statement week from 15 September to get all the tips, answers, and expert advice you need.
Planting the seed now, for a bright future ahead
We hope you found our September adviser pack useful, and it helps you prepare students for life after school or college.
Toolkits for advisers
These resources help you support and guide your students through each stage of their application - with handy tools like classroom exercises and mythbusters.
What to include in a personal statement
The five things every student should include on their personal statement.
Getting started
Information for advisers on how to support your students in making a UCAS application and moving into higher education.
Lesson activities: 16 – 18 year olds
Resources, toolkits, lesson plans and presentations for you to use with your 16 – 18 year old students, aimed to equip them with information on all their future options.
Pre-application support
From entry requirements, course choices, to personal statement techniques, make sure your students have everything they need to successfully apply to university.
The application process for mature students
We have a wealth of resources to help ease any worries or concerns you may have about the application process.
UCAS’ top tips on how to write a powerful personal statement
The personal statement is something that’s a key part of any university or college application, and with
Improvements to our similarity detection tool
We’ve recently carried out some work to reduce the lag time of personal statements reaching our similarity
Guidance on using AI and ChatGPT with personal statements
We know a lot of providers, students and advisers are requiring guidance around using AI tools (such
How to support your students making an apprenticeship application
Caroline Green, Career Development Expert (RCDP)
April update
This month’s updates include resources to use with your students and their parents to prepare for results
March update
This month’s updates include a new report on student choice, the latest insight from the conference,
February update 2024
This month’s updates include the latest news on changes for 2025 undergraduate applications and how to
UCAS publishes first equality reports for individual universities
UCAS has published new analysis that extends its existing national equality reporting to individual universities
There’s still time to apply to university this year – but the deadline is looming
If you’ve been thinking about applying to study at university this year then there’s still time to put