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Useful websites The internet offers a wide range of information on the options open to you on leaving sixth form and college. Use the links below to find the information you need.
HERO (www.hero.ac.uk) is the new official gateway to UK higher education. Check out the universities and colleges, and studying pages, which offer helpful advice on choosing courses, useful independent profiles of institutions, as well as links to online prospectuses. When it comes to locating specific courses there are number of helpful sites such as www.hotcourses.com and www.ukcoursefinder.com. The Aim Higher website www.aimhigher.ac.uk provides a wide range of information on getting into HE with links to key websites. However, essential viewing for course information as well as application procedures is www.ucas.com. You can even get some ideas towards completing that all-important personal statement at www.personalstatement.info. This can be followed up by arranging a personal visit to confirm your ideas, and there is no better place to check available visit dates than by dropping into www.opendays.com. Check out www.unofficial-guides.com and www.push.co.uk for some refreshing insights, including student comments on what it’s really like at university! For students with learning difficulties and disabilities a visit to www.skill.org.uk is a must. Top tips!
There are many websites you can visit if pursuing HE overseas, but should you be looking to mainland Europe then www.careerseurope.co.uk has some very useful information. If Stateside is preferable then look at www.fulbright.co.uk, which includes essential information on the necessary SAT preparation to pursue HE in the US. Also visit www.educationindex.com to track down the institutions. If you are interested in other countries www.studyabroad.com is a useful research tool, although written from an American perspective. Should ‘down under’ appeal then www.studylink.com includes learning opportunities in Australia , but for greater choice check out the Association of Commonwealth Universities at www.acu.ac.uk. Top tips!
The National Union of Students offers excellent advice on money matters at www.nusonline.co.uk, as does www.dfes.gov.uk/studentsupport. However, also have a look at the links pages at www.funderfinder.org.uk if seeking potential charity support. Other funding sources include www.studentmoney.org and the Student Loan Company at www.slc.co.uk. Finally, should you need unsecured debt advice then check out the helpful advice at www.debtloans.co.uk. Never has there been so much choice to pursue that year out experience: www.yearoutgroup.org covers 30 gap organisations . However, while a year in industry may appeal to some at www.yini.org.uk others will prefer foreign shores and need to check out www.gapyear.com. Your school/college may have licensed access to the full www.worldwidevolunteering.org.uk database, which lists over 900 organisations and 250,000 placements in the UK and overseas. If you are planning to get into work sooner rather than later you could visit the Job Centre Plus www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk and national www.worktrain.gov.uk site, which includes occupational and training information. Also keep an eye on the new Sector Skills Councils at www.ssda.org.uk, which represent industry and businesses training and skills needs. If still aged 17 then www.realworkrealpay.info is also worth checking out if you want to be on the receiving end of skills and training! For more information on specific careers visit www.connexions-direct.com/jobs4u Top tips! There are masses of job-hunting sites, many of them promising the earth, but few, other than those mentioned, hold vacancies specifically for school and college leavers. However, you may well find the following sites of use: Other useful sites for students Department of Education and Skills www.dfes.gov.uk Coursework Information www.coursework.info Government Portal www.ukonline.gov.uk Life Long Learning www.lifelonglearning.co.uk Graduate Teacher Training Registry www.gttr.ac.uk For an exciting glimpse into potential graduate careers opportunities see www.prospects.ac.uk and a further 500 URLs at www.prospects.ac.uk/links/Quicklinks.
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