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Guides and resources

This section provides links to our guides for advisers and any other publications that we think you'll find useful.

Adviser toolkit
We have designed a toolkit for use by advisers which will provide you with an easy way of passing on that vital information. It includes suggested lesson exercises, practical tips, templates for onward communication, details on how to get in touch with us and a checklist for advisers.

Adviser Guide
This guide is for staff who advise potential applicants for higher education (HE) courses in the UK. It explains how students apply for higher education and how we deal with their applications.

Scottish Guide
This guide is for students, parents and advisers looking for higher education courses in Scotland.

Teaching resources
This contains details of the publications available from ucasbooks.com to help you advise your students.

Applicant letters and guides
Example letters that we send to applicants, along with a PDF of the Welcome Guide.

UCAS News archive
An archive of articles from UCAS News, grouped into various topics.

Other resources

UCAS Confirmation and Clearing for advisers 2012
This guide contains essential information about Confirmation, Adjustment and Clearing procedures; and where to find advice, guidance, and UCAS Clearing vacancy listings. There are also calendars of important dates for UCAS; details of how applicants can contact UCAS online; our helpline numbers and our opening hours over the Confirmation and Clearing period.

You'll also find a useful UCAS poster showing important UCAS links to use during August. Please display this for both students and staff to see.

New publications catalogue
A range of resources for you and your students on every aspect of applying to university and getting the most out of the experience. You can use the online invoicing facility to order these titles as well as free resources for your Parent's evenings on www.ucasbooks.com. If you are not sure what your login details are, please email publicationservices@ucas.ac.uk

Changes for 2013 entry - an adviser's guide (PDF)
This guide for advisers outlines the chnages to the UCAS and CUKAS schemes for 2013 entry.

Changes for 2012 entry - an adviser's guide (PDF)
This guide for advisers outlines the two substantial changes to the UCAS and CUKAS schemes in the 2012 application cycle - the introduction of extended character sets and the provision of additional contextual data to institutions. It also provides details of other general changes for 2012.

UCAS 14-19 Diploma Project Findings (PDF)
A report on the findings of the 14-19 Diploma projects at UCAS, including statistics on the movement of the first cohort of Diploma learners to enter higher education.

Assisting 14-19 Diploma learners through the UCAS application process (PDF)
A guide for teachers on how to assist Diploma learners through the UCAS application process.

How to apply to UCAS with a 14-19 Advanced or Progression Diploma (PowerPoint slideshow)
A guide for students on how to apply with a 14-19 Advanced or Progression Diploma.

Int Big Map 2012 (PDF)
A list of all universities and colleges in the UCAS scheme and their locations in the UK.

Big Map 2012 (PDF)
A list of all universities and colleges in the UCAS scheme and their locations in the UK.

Application flowchart 2013 entry (PDF)

Application flowchart 2012 entry (PDF)

BIG GUIDE 2012 ENTRY

With changes to Government policy in relation to student finance arrangements and higher education funding, and the timing of confirmation on the fine detail of these changes, many universities may be delayed in planning their course provision for 2012 entry.

This has affected the collection of information used within the UCAS Big Guide. Following feedback from many advisers, UCAS has taken the decision to suspend production of both the Big Guide book & Entry Requirements CD Rom for 2012 entry. UCAS will be assessing the future of both products within the context of a range of improvements to the provision of information and advice to all stakeholders, parents and applicants.

In the meantime, we will be working closely with customers who have an interest in the Big Guide & CD Rom products to establish how we can best meet their information provision needs in this coming year, and for 2013 entry and beyond. Our focus is, and continues to be, on ensuring we are able to publish accurate course information for applicants.

To register your interest in receiving updates about our information and advice provision, and to be involved in forthcoming surveys please go to www.ucas.com/bigguidereview where you will be able to provide your name and email address.

You can also email bigguidereview@ucas.ac.uk with any comments or questions about the publications.