Clearing 2021: What to do when results don’t go to plan

To say the last year has been challenging is an understatement.  Education has again been disrupted and grades have been determined by Teacher Assessed Grades.  With results day fast approaching on 10th August, many of you may be worried about your potential A Level or BTEC grades.  So what can you do ahead of results […]

Resource Round Up: A Level Results Day/Clearing

What to do when results do not go to plan These last few months have been challenging for all you students in Year 13, and with results day looming this week, many of you will be going through the Clearing process if you haven’t achieved the A Level grades required for your firm and insurance […]

Clearing – Preparation and tips (just in case)

Top tips before applying through clearing! Most students don’t plan to go through clearing, yet every year tens of thousands of students find their university place this way. Clearing is a process that matches undergraduate applicants to university places yet to be filled. In these uncertain times the prospect of going through Clearing can seem […]

Why I Changed University Mid-Course

Raad is a third year student studying Aeronautical Engineering and taking an online computer science course to learn new programming language during lockdown.  And what I learnt from the experience Choosing the right university is an important decision and even with extensive research there is only so much you can know about a course or university […]

Careers Support During Lockdown

My name is Maz Mullarkey and I am the Widening Participation Team Careers Adviser.          Understandably, with the current situation, students have faced a massive disruption to their education, including not having access to careers advice.  With normal academic life put on hold, this is a very confusing time for all. I work on an […]