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Qualifications reforms

Qualifications in the UK across the four nations are currently undergoing and anticipating reform. Here you'll find information and support materials about the key changes.

Researching university options

If your child decides university is the right path for them, there’s still a lot of research to do, with approximately 35,000 undergraduate courses to choose from.

Scholarships, grants, and bursaries: Music

Music scholarships, grants, and bursaries are available to students who show exceptional musical talent, whether they’re studying a music degree or not. Find out how to apply, extra benefits you can get, and more.

Scottish Highers

Facts about Scottish Highers: subjects and grades, who they are for, and what you can do afterwards.

Statistical releases – daily Clearing analysis 2024

Statistical releases will be published here on 6 August and then each weekday between 15 – 30 August 2024 and on day 28 (19 September), providing core numbers for the current cycle, and comparison data over ten cycles.

Statistical releases – daily Clearing analysis 2023

Statistical releases will be published here on 8 August and then each weekday between 17 August – 1 September 2023 and on day 28, providing core numbers for the current cycle, and comparison data over ten cycles.

Statistical releases – daily Clearing analysis 2022

Statistical releases will be published here on 9 August and then each weekday between 18 August – 2 September 2022 and on day 28* providing core numbers for the current cycle, and comparison data over ten cycles. (*Note, due to the national period of mourning following the sad passing of Her Majesty The Queen, the day 28 report was published on Thursday 22 September.)