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If you are responsible for the care and wellbeing of a child aged 17 or under, you may be able to access additional support while studying.

Professor Edward Peck CBE, Vice-Chancellor Nottingham Trent University and Department for Education Higher Education Student Support Champion

Write about what fascinates you about humans, and your desire to study our behaviour and biology further at university.

Administer the right measure of enthusiasm, curiosity, competence, and career aspirations for a compelling health personal statement.

If you have been asked to write a reference for an independent applicant who is not currently attending school or college, please read through the advice below before starting.

Mental health nurses build trusting relationships with their patients and provide vital support to people experiencing mental health problems, so they can lead happy and healthy lives.

Qualifying as a nurse opens up a wide and diverse range of career paths. However, the selection criteria will be quite rigorous, so you’ll need to show you fit the bill.

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

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.

Demonstrate your enthusiasm and aptitude for a degree in food science, and give admissions tutors a taste of what whets your appetite about this subject.

Work experience is an important feature of any strong university application. For certain degree courses, though, it's an essential entry requirement.

Go beyond sport – and body parts – if you want to impress admissions tutors with your physiotherapy, physiology, and pathology personal statement.

We've gathered information to help you make your event experience safe. Below are some useful documents to help you plan ahead.

In its latest report in the Next Steps series, UCAS, with support from the Carers Trust, uses brand new insight collected from the new set of widening participation questions on the UCAS application to examine the educational experiences of young adult carers.

Students can access a variety of support to manage their mental health and wellbeing in higher education – ranging from help with a specific condition through to ways they can look after their general wellbeing.

Pat Carvalho, Principal, Birmingham Metropolitan College (BMET).

Anne Marie Graham, Chief Executive, UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA)

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.

Are you interested in a career in healthcare? Whether you're looking at frontline dentistry, nursing, or a behind the scenes in the lab with science and medicine - an apprenticeship can help you get there, bringing practical experience together with academic qualifications, it could be the pathway for you.