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What skills are employers looking for and why are they important?

Employers are often looking for grads with at least a 2:1 under their belt. But it’s not just good marks they’re looking for when sifting through job applications.

Melody Stephen, Law with International Studies student at the University of Manchester 

Mike Nicholson, Director of Recruitment, Admissions and Participation, University of Cambridge.

Oli De Botton, Chief Executive, The Careers and Enterprise Company (CEC)

David Hughes CBE, Chief Executive, Association of Colleges (AOC)

Nichola Hay MBE, Chair of the Board, Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP)

Dr Katie Petty-Saphon, Chief Executive, Medical Schools Council (MSC)

Heather Cousins, Deputy Secretary, Skills and Education Group in the Department for the Economy examines what increased competition means for student progression in Northern Ireland.

Ben Jordan, Head of Policy at UCAS examines what the Journey to a Million means for supporting disadvantaged students in their progression.

Chris Hale, writing in his former role as Director of Policy, Universities UK (UUK).

Ginny Page, Director of Education Programmes, Gatsby Foundation

Dr Jo Saxton, Chief regulator, Office for Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual).

Nicola Dandridge, Professor of Higher Education Policy, University of Bristol.

Bill Watkin, Chief Executive, Sixth Form Colleges Association (SFCA)

The go-to place for those exploring their options after school or college.

UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service is an independent charity and the UK's shared admissions service for higher education.

These editable presentation slides help you explore different higher education (HE) routes your students could follow after sixth form – for assemblies or tutor time.

Discover what your options are, how they work, and start to plan your own future.

Student finance not enough to cover your university costs, like accommodation or books? Here are some options which could help.