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Supporting Professionalism in Admissions (SPA) was an independent and objective voice on UK higher education admissions, to promote professionalism, fair admissions, and access to higher education.

Developing your skills as an adviser

Whether you are a careers adviser, or a teacher supporting students, you'll need to continually reflect on your careers practice to keep improving the value of what you do. We can help with some of this...

How past students can inspire current students

One of your top resources as a teacher offering higher education (HE) guidance is your student alumni, now at university. So how do you keep in touch with past students and make the most of their experiences?

SPA archive documents

Supporting Professionalism in Admissions (SPA) was an independent and objective voice on UK higher education admissions to promote professionalism, fair admissions, and access to higher education.

Supporting disabled students

More than one in four students who apply through UCAS each year share a disability. Disabled students are entitled to reasonable adjustments to ensure they can access higher education, and they will find a variety of support available.

Supporting students with mental health conditions

Students can access a variety of support to manage their mental health and wellbeing in higher education – ranging from help with a specific condition through to ways they can look after their general wellbeing.

Where to find us next

Find us at these virtual and face-to-face events to explore how our data-driven insights can help solve higher education challenges.

Business Partner Code of Conduct

UCAS is committed to operating ethically, demonstrating integrity and acting responsibly to its customers and wider stakeholders.

Disabled students: Researching your choices

Our best advice: start your research early. Alongside your research into courses and universities, you may also need to take your individual support needs into account when making your choices.

Helping students find worthwhile work experience placements

It’s not always easy to secure work experience placements, but it is worth the effort, and it pays to start from as early as Year 9. Here’s how to ensure their placement is worthwhile, suitable, and gives them something useful to take away at the end.

How to become a paramedic

The combination of patient care, medical knowledge, driving skills and an ever-changing working day makes being a paramedic a very popular career choice.

Key documents

Find key information from UCAS, including our corporate strategy, Annual Report, and End of Cycle Reports.