Predicted grades – what you need to know for entry this year
Guidance and support for advisers when predicting grades.
Information and advice pages
Predicted grades – what you need to know for entry this year
Guidance and support for advisers when predicting grades.
Preparing for your studies
We’ve put together a checklist for you, to make sure you’re ready to start your course and ten top tips for staying safe.
Receiving confirmation of your DSA application and taking up support
Your funding body will review the evidence in your needs assessment report and confirm the support they have agreed to fund.
Sharing a mental health condition on your application
On your UCAS application, you can share a mental or health condition with your university. This’ll help you get the information and help you may need while at university and help put you at ease.
Showcase your skills and achievements
Try this 15-minute exercise with your students, supporting them to identify and reflect on some of their key strengths and how to highlight these.
Supporting young people in care with their Personal Education Plans (PEPs)
If you are supporting a young person’s Personal Education Plan (PEP), this guide suggests professional actions as they make their career and education choices – from Year 8 through to post-16 study. Content provided by Virtual School Sheffield.
Supporting your child with writing their personal statement for 2026 entry
Writing a personal statement is an important part of your child’s university application, and with the new format for 2026 entry, there’s a clear structure to follow. As a parent, guardian, or carer, your support can make a real difference. This page offers advice to help your child write a statement that reflects their experiences and goals, along with tips on what to avoid.
Tracking your students’ applications post-submission
By entering the buzzword, students give their permission to share their data and for your centre to manage the entirety of their application including viewing offers, decisions, and replies.
Training to support you
Versatile training options—online, face-to-face, or personalised—available at a time and place that suits you. Whether you're familiar with UCAS or brand new to our systems, we know how important it is that every teacher and adviser feels confident guiding students through the higher education application process. We have a range of training options to suit you.
What does the Journey to a Million mean for the qualifications of young people?
Bill Watkin, Chief Executive, Sixth Form Colleges Association (SFCA)
With the target set in 1999 of 50% of young people now participating in higher eduction, where next for the UK HE sector and economy?
Dr Stephen Coulter, Head of Industrial Strategy, Skills and Sustainability, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and James Scales, Policy Lead, Skills and Future of Work, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.
Writing your personal statement if you're a mature student: 2026 entry
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.
Your consumer rights
Find out about the information a course provider is required to give you, before you make a decision about accepting an offer of a place.
Next Steps: What is the experience of young adult carers in education?
In its latest report in the Next Steps series, UCAS, with support from the Carers Trust, uses brand new insight collected from the new set of widening participation questions on the UCAS application to examine the educational experiences of young adult carers.
2025 Clearing solutions
Ready to make Clearing 2025 a success? We’re excited to share the essential insights and strategies that you and you're marketing, and recruitment teams need to succeed in 2025.