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Nicola Dandridge, Professor of Higher Education Policy, University of Bristol.

Bill Watkin, Chief Executive, Sixth Form Colleges Association (SFCA)

Geoff Barton, General Secretary, The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL)

Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, President and Vice-Chancellor and Professor April McMahon, Vice-President for Teaching, Learning and Students, University of Manchester

John Cope, Executive Director of Strategy, Policy and Public Affairs, UCAS

Choosing what to do after GCSEs can be difficult. Talk through your options with teachers, parents or carers, friends, and careers services.

Discover whether distance learning is the right path for you, plus who offers distance learning degrees in the UK, and what subjects you can study.

Here are some of the best reasons for you to study in the UK.

If you have been asked to write a reference for an independent applicant who is not currently attending school or college, please read through the advice below before starting.

If you're applying to start university and you're 21+, you're considered a mature student. Your background and experience may be different to those students who apply straight from school or college, so we've got some guidance on how to write your personal statement.

Universities and colleges welcome students from diverse backgrounds and with a range of unique strengths and qualities. Here, we offer guidance on how to showcase the valuable and transferable skills drawn from your personal experiences and circumstances.

A degree in zoology opens up numerous career options working with or studying animals, or could be a stepping stone into a graduate veterinary medicine course. If it's your degree of choice, here are some personal statement pointers.

Are you interested in a career in healthcare? Whether you're looking at frontline dentistry, nursing, or a behind the scenes in the lab with science and medicine - an apprenticeship can help you get there, bringing practical experience together with academic qualifications, it could be the pathway for you.

Azrah Bashir is in her second year of a clinical trials specialist degree apprenticeship at HMR London (Hammersmith Medicines Research); a company specialising in phase 1 and early phase 2 clinical trials. At the end of her five-year course she will get a BSc Applied Bioscience degree from the University of Kent.

It’s common for new students to feel some anxiety about finding and making new friends – especially if they’re moving away from home.

Volunteering gives you the opportunity to help out in the community, with a charity, or another organisation.