GCSE choices: Practical ways to guide students
Advising Year 9s on GCSE options? Use our advice to make sure their choices are suited to their learning style and ability, and fit in with their future aspirations.
Information and advice pages
GCSE choices: Practical ways to guide students
Advising Year 9s on GCSE options? Use our advice to make sure their choices are suited to their learning style and ability, and fit in with their future aspirations.
General visa and immigration information for studying outside of the UK
What you need to know about visas and immigration if you're going to study outside of the UK.
Getting started
Information for advisers on how to support your students in making a UCAS application and moving into higher education.
Going through Clearing?
If you’re going through Clearing after getting your exam results, it’s really important to let Student Finance England know if your course, university, or college have changed, as it could affect how much student finance you can get. Content provided by Student Finance England.
Groups and forums
Your opinion matters. Stay up to date with the latest discussions and actions taken by our groups and forums and find out how to get involved and have your say.
Guides, resources, and training
All the information you need to guide your students through the application process.
HE provider good practice briefing for care experienced students
This is for staff working in universities and colleges. It outlines the common challenges for students who are care experienced (CE) and provides examples of good practice found around the UK to improve access to and success in higher education (HE).
HE provider good practice briefing for students who participated in WP and outreach activities
This briefing is for staff working in universities and colleges. Here, we outline common challenges for students who participated in widening participation (WP) and outreach activities, and share examples of good practice being done around the UK to improve access to and success in higher education.
HE provider good practice briefing for students with care responsibilities
This good practice briefing is written for staff working in universities and colleges and supports the introduction of the new UCAS flag to identify students with caring responsibilities from 2023 entry. We have worked with the Carers Trust to outline the common challenges for these students, share examples of good practice being done around the UK to improve access to and success in higher education, and provide considerations ahead of the new question.
Higher apprenticeships (Level 4 and 5)
Higher apprenticeships are available in England at levels 4 and 5.
Household income details needed
It's important you send Student Finance England details of your household income, so they can make sure you get the amount you're entitled to. Content provided by Student Finance England.
How can we help?
Having trouble with something on your application? Search our FAQs to see if you can find an answer to common issues people contact us about, or find out how to get in touch below.
How can we support ‘A Million’ good decisions?
Courteney Sheppard, Head of Customer Contact, UCAS and David Penney, Director of Marketing, UCAS
How do you include apprenticeships in your workforce planning?
Higher and degree apprenticeships aren’t just an increasingly popular form of education. We know they’re already playing an essential role in workforce planning.
How does distance learning work?
Discover how distance learning works if you’re studying a degree remotely, from applying to teaching and exams. Plus, see what support is available from tutors and other students.
How I got my job at the BBC
Considering going into journalism? We speak to Levi, Alex, and Ella who all took different routes to get into the same career.