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This is where and how you apply for undergraduate and postgraduate performance-based courses studied at conservatoires.

Versatile training options—online, face-to-face, or personalised—available at a time and place that suits you. Whether you're familiar with UCAS or brand new to our systems, we know how important it is that every teacher and adviser feels confident guiding students through the higher education application process. We have a range of training options to suit you. 

Find all the advice and information you need on writing references, for undergraduate and conservatoire applications.

This toolkit includes information and resources to help you support students applying to conservatoires.

All the information you need to guide your students through the application process.

Our range of products and services for providers can help you to connect with applicants, inform your student recruitment activity and ensure a smooth admissions cycle.

Everything you need to prepare for the 2026 application cycle – all in one place.

If your child has decided university is the right path for them, here’s what they’ll need to know about making a UCAS application.

The personal statement is your opportunity to talk about you, and why you want to enrol on a particular course. You should describe the ambitions, skills, and experience that’ll make you suitable for the course.

The key dates you need for applications, to help your child keep their application on track.

All the info you need about changes we're making to 2024 undergraduate applications.

Some courses have different deadlines, and many are a long time in advance of the start of the course. Find out which deadline applies to you, and what you need to do by that deadline.

Here you can check a range of higher education and UCAS terminology.

Having trouble with something on your application? Search our FAQs to see if you can find an answer to common issues people contact us about, or find out how to get in touch below.

We support international counsellors, agents and advisers, as well as processing applications to hundreds of universities and colleges in the UK.

UK conservatoires are excellent places for international students to get high quality training in music, dance, drama, or musical theatre. Students come from all over the world, to gain performance skills they can use to succeed on international stages.

We use quite a few terms in the application process. We’ve explained them all here, if you need to check what any mean.