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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.
Higher Technical Qualifications
Find out what Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs) are, who they’re for, and what and where you can study.
How to become a police officer
Dealing with criminals on a daily basis, unsociable hours, and dangerous scenarios – becoming a police officer is genuinely challenging, but that’s also what can make it so rewarding.
How to become a social worker
Social workers offer support to those most in need, whether it’s a family under pressure or a person with a physical or learning disability trying to live independently.
How to find the right student accommodation for you
Student accommodation ranges from halls to privately rented flats and houses, but how do you find it, and what do you need to consider?
Learning disability nurse
Learning disability nurses support people with learning disabilities, developing important relationships with their patients and helping them to lead fulfilling lives.
Medicine 2026 personal statement guide
If you want to join the medical world professionally, you’ll need more than a spoonful of experience and the right dose of research to write the perfect personal statement.
Optometry 2026 personal statement guide
Visualise what admissions tutors want to know about you, your knowledge and your experience, and how that makes you suitable for an optometry degree.
Outreach Connection Service adviser guide
Discover tailored Outreach Connection Service opportunities for your students in the adviser portal.
Outreach Connection Service provider information
This page provides information to support providers with uploading and sharing their activities.
Paramedic science 2026 personal statement guide
No need for an emergency response – take your time to draft a considered and relevant personal statement that tells admissions tutors something unique about you.
Scholarships, grants, and bursaries: Widening participation
Widening participation aims to support and encourage students whose personal circumstances put them at a disadvantage when pursuing higher education. Universities and colleges offer dedicated scholarships, grants, and bursaries as part of this.
Speech and language therapist
Speech and language therapists play a crucial role in enabling people to communicate – enhancing people's lives and transforming their relationships.
Student bursaries, scholarships, and financial support
As well as receiving loans to help cover tuition fees and living costs, your students may also be eligible to receive financial support they don't have to pay back.
Students eligible for free school meals (FSM)
Being eligible for free school meals (FSM) means you might be able get help to meet different costs, and access other types of support if you want to go to university.
Students with individual needs
Higher education is an inclusive environment where support can be provided to help you study. Find out more.
Support for mature students
Make sure you're best prepared to start your studies by making the most of the support available to you.
Support for students who have been bereaved as a child
Many universities and colleges have initiatives or support programmes in place for students who have been bereaved as a child.