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While studying overseas is a unique and exciting experience, it’s also normal to feel anxious about living in a new culture and organising a lot of different things. This guide runs through everything you need to know about adjusting to life as a student in the UK so you can focus on enjoying the amazing experience that lies ahead.

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.

Get your 11 – 14 year old students thinking about their futures with our careers planner, identifying strengths worksheet, presentation, and activities to support those with English as an additional language (EAL).

We take you through what you need to do if you've been asked to be a referee for a UCAS Conservatoires applicant.

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.

This page provides information to support providers with uploading and sharing their activities.

It’s important students consider their post-school plans early – but with so many options, where should they start?

Carys Willgoss, Principal Policy Adviser, UCAS

Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) is a grant you don’t need to repay.

UK universities provide their students with a wide range of support before, during, and after they've completed their studies.

Looking to start a career in the digital and IT sector? There's no better way to immerse yourself in the tech world than an apprenticeship, where you will get access to industry-standard tools, equipment and work on live projects on a daily basis. Take a look through our digital and IT apprenticeship application guide below, and find out the first steps of your journey into a future in the tech space.

Facts about Pre-U: who they are for, subjects, what's involved in taking one, and assessment and grades.

Communicate clearly why you’d love to immerse yourself in the worlds of ancient Greece and Rome.

Don’t leave applying until the last minute as there’s quite a bit to do – but you don’t need to complete the application all at once. Read our advice below to help you through the application process, step by step.

This briefing is for staff working in universities and colleges, supporting the introduction of the new UCAS flag to identify applicants who are refugees, asylum seekers, and those with limited leave to remain in the UK. We have worked with STAR Network, Refugee Education UK and We Belong to outline the common challenges for these students, share good practice around the UK to improve access to and success in higher education, and provide considerations ahead of the new question.