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Want to find out what it's like to do a placement abroad? Farah Hamdan went further afield than most people to follow her passion for conservation – read about her amazing experience in the Galapagos Islands.

Direct your personal statement to success with a mixture of passion, knowledge, and know-how.

Studying in the UK can bring a lot of challenges, with financial pressures being top of the list, but there is help available. Discover what financial options there are, how UK banking works, and about scholarships and bursaries.

What you need to know about visas and immigration if you're going to study outside of the UK.

Admissions tutors want to hear about how you personally connect with geography and how you pursue your geographical interests outside of school or college.

Design a personal statement that illustrates your ability to be imaginative, bold, and creative.

This briefing is for staff working in universities and colleges and supports the introduction of the new UCAS flag to identify applicants who have been in receipt of free school meals (FSM). Here, we outline the common challenges for these students, share examples of good practice around the UK to improve access to and success in higher education, and provide considerations ahead of the new question.

Administer the right measure of enthusiasm, curiosity, competence, and career aspirations for a compelling health personal statement.

Give admissions tutors an insight into why you want to study this subject with examples of art, exhibitions, and architecture you enjoy.

Dealing with criminals on a daily basis, unsociable hours, and dangerous scenarios – becoming a police officer is genuinely challenging, but that’s also what can make it so rewarding.

Take a look at how courses are delivered, find out more about conservatoires, and compare them.

Facts about the International Baccalaureate: find out what's involved in studying the diploma programme and the career-related certificate.

If you’re unsure if your child is eligible for home or international fees, discuss this with the university or college.

There are several interview types, and it’s important to understand the differences between each to help you structure your performance and maximise your chance of success.

Applying for French, Spanish, German, Mandarin or another language or combined languages degree? Read on for some expert pointers from admissions tutors.

For all the documents, guides, and FAQs, sometimes you need to hear it straight from the horse’s mouth.

Use our activities and tools to inspire your 14 – 16 year old students to think about their futures, understand their choices, and help them make the right decisions.

Activities to share with your students, to help them reflect on their skills and achievements, and start researching their future options.

Building on our session with employers which shared their advice on how to start apprenticeships successfully, this time we’re looking at what to do once they’re up and running. We invited the experts again and here’s what they had to say.