Career goals: Nurse
Nurse Ewout talks switching paths to enter nursing, the different opportunities it can afford you, the profession's changing image, and more.
Information and advice pages
Career goals: Nurse
Nurse Ewout talks switching paths to enter nursing, the different opportunities it can afford you, the profession's changing image, and more.
Career Goals: Playwright/Theatre director
How do you turn a passion for words into a career? London playwright and theatre director Lynette did just that, after finding inspiration from one author while studying English at university.
Careers planner for 11 – 14s (KS3)
What can you do as a KS3 teacher to get your students thinking about their future?
Careers planner for 14 – 16s (KS4)
Help your Key Stage 4 students lay the foundations for their future.
Careers resource: Year 13 – what to expect
Help Year 12 and Year 13 students think about higher education choices, including university or apprenticeships, with this useful presentation.
Comparing undergraduate courses and unis
With so many courses, and many similar ones available, it's important that you find out more about the course and the university or college before you start to shortlist your options.
Conservatoire assessments
Conservatoires will let you know what you should prepare for an assessment.
Contextualised admissions – how it works in practice
Helping form a more complete picture of an applicant’s individual characteristics.
Data explorer for sex, area background and ethnic group provider level reports (experimental)
Sex, area background and ethnic group data explorer
Degree courses where work experience is essential
Work experience is an important feature of any strong university application. For certain degree courses, though, it's an essential entry requirement.
Displaced students
If you're applying to higher education as a refugee, asylum seeker or with an insecure immigration status, there may be support available to help you. This page has been created in collaboration with Refugee Education UK, STAR Network and We Belong.
Do you need an internship to get a job after university?
If you’ve just graduated or you're in your final year at university, internships can be an excellent way to get your foot in the door and kick-start your career.
DSA eligibility FAQs
Our FAQs will help you find out if you're eligible for the Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA).
Education 2026 personal statement guide
Go beyond teaching in your education personal statement, to really explain your passion and interest in how we learn, the role of education today, and how we can shape learning environments.
Engage students with important messaging
We can help government agencies get important messaging noticed by millions of students and graduates each year. From broadening awareness of specific campaigns to targeting specialist student groups, our unrivalled data and targeted campaigns can help you engage who the right people.
Entry requirements and alternatives to A levels
A levels aren't the only option out there to take your students to higher education.