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Students with English as an Additional Language (EAL) can face obstacles centred around communication and cultural differences. Find practical tips and activities to help engage them with their future.

We have a wealth of resources to help ease any worries or concerns you may have about the application process.

The personal statement is your opportunity to talk about you, and why you want to enrol on a particular course. But it can be hard to get started, which is where the personal statement builder can really help.

Choosing between a traditional degree and a degree apprenticeship seems hard, but not when you have all the info you need.

Students will be able to upload documents to their application. Find out more about how this works, what you'll be able to see as advisers, who it's for, and what documents are accepted.

If you're applying for university or college to start your studies in the 2027 cycle, or are applying in the 2026 cycle after 30 June, find out more about uploading documents to your application.

Apprenticeships are a great route to get into your chosen career, and they're open to everyone over the age of 16.

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.

These statistical releases describe applicants and applications from the 2016 UCAS cycle at the 30 June deadline.

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Statistical releases will be published here on 6 August and then each weekday between 15 – 30 August 2024 and on day 28 (19 September), providing core numbers for the current cycle, and comparison data over ten cycles.

Statistical releases will be published here on 8 August and then each weekday between 17 August – 1 September 2023 and on day 28, providing core numbers for the current cycle, and comparison data over ten cycles.

Statistical releases will be published here on 9 August and then each weekday between 18 August – 2 September 2022 and on day 28* providing core numbers for the current cycle, and comparison data over ten cycles. (*Note, due to the national period of mourning following the sad passing of Her Majesty The Queen, the day 28 report was published on Thursday 22 September.)