Qualification reform
Discover what's happening with qualifications around the UK and what reforms are ongoing.
Information and advice pages
Qualification reform
Discover what's happening with qualifications around the UK and what reforms are ongoing.
Qualifications advice for international advisers
This guidance is for any advisers (school counsellors, agents, IECS etc.), and other centres based outside the UK, who advise potential undergraduate applicants to higher education (HE) courses in the UK.
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.
Reach, recruit and retain a diverse workforce: Building a better future for women in construction
The UK construction industry needs to recruit more workers and diversify it’s workforce – how can this be achieved?
Reference processes and terminology
Understand the different reference processes and terminology for independent, centre-linked, and reference-only applicants.
References for UCAS applications
How you get a reference for your application depends on if you’re applying individually, or through a school, college, or a centre registered with UCAS.
Reforming references for the 2024 cycle
We’ve worked with over 180 universities and colleges, 700 teachers and representative bodies, and nearly 15,000 students to build on the findings from the Reimagining UK Admissions report 2021.
Replacement certificates
If you need to provide evidence of exam results but don’t have your original certificates, all is not lost.
Replying to your offers
Find out when you need to reply, how to accept or decline offers, and about the different replies you can make.
Replying to your UCAS Conservatoires offers
We'll let you know when a conservatoire makes a decision about your application. You'll then need to reply to offers online. Find out more.
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.
Results day survival kit: How to handle every outcome
From missed grades to over-achieving, we cover how to navigate any situation on results day.