St Peter’s
RC Sixth Form
Higher Education: Useful websites
Getting Started
www.springboard.co.uk
- Leading site for 16-18 year olds providing comprehensive info and
advice on all aspects of going to university.
www.careers-portal.co.uk - Award-winning online careers service, part of the National Grid for Learning.
www.howtobooks.co.uk - Organisation that has over 250 titles in the realm of life-changing and aspirational ideas and advice.
www.push.co.uk - Scrutinises universities and offers a no-holds-barred verdict from the student’s perspective.
www.nusonline.co.uk
- Founded in 1922, today NUS represents five million students across the
UK, providing them with a united voice, excellent benefits and helpful
research and information. The website is packed with information. It tells
you more about what NUS is and does and how it all works.
Financial Advice
www.endsleigh.co.uk
- Endsleigh is an independent intermediary specialising in the provision
of insurance and financial products for career people.
www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/taxcredits - The taxman’s new tax credits website tells you whether you qualify for tax credits, tells you how much you could get and allows you to claim online.
www.dfes.gov.uk/studentsupport - Website contains information about the help that is available to students in England and Wales who want to go into Higher Education.
www.egas-online.org - The Educational Grants Advisory Service (EGAS) offers guidance and advice on funding for those studying in post-16 education in the UK.
www.dwp.gov.uk
- The Department for Work and Pensions is responsible for delivering support
and advice through a modern network of services to people of working age,
employers, pensioners, families and children and disabled people. Its
key aims are to help people become financially independent and help reduce
child poverty.
Sponsorship
www.army.mod.uk
– Learn about all aspects of life within the Army, from joining
procedures and initial training to social life and adventurous training.
www.rafcareers.com - The RAF offers over 70 careers. Browse the A-Z jobs section of the website to make your choice.
www.rnjobs.co.uk - The Royal Navy website has a wealth of information on the many varied careers available within the service.
www.scholarship-search.org.uk - In recent years the cost of attending university/college has increased dramatically. Obtaining a scholarship can greatly ease this financial burden. Scholarship Search UK provides a freely searchable database of undergraduate and postgraduate awards, and this database contains info. on much more than just scholarships.
Teaching Careers
www.canteach.gov.uk
- The Teacher Training Agency is an executive Non-Departmental Public
Body established by the Education Act 1994. Its purpose is to raise standards
in schools by attracting able and committed people to teaching. Sections
of the Teacher Training Agency website provide information and support
for trainee teaches and Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs) during their induction
year.
Studying Abroad
www.erasmus.ac.uk
- Erasmus (European Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of Students)
is the European Commission’s educational programme for Higher Education
students, teachers and institutions. In 1995 Erasmus became incorporated
into the new Socrates programme which covers education from school to
university to Life Long Learning. Socrates-Erasmus can involve student
mobility, teacher mobility and curriculum development and is based on
co-operation agreements between Higher Education Institutions in different
participating states.
www.fulbright.co.uk - The Fulbright Commission was established in 1948 to promote and support educational exchange between the UK and the US. It is now one of 50 bi-national Commissions worldwide.
Special Groups
www.skill.org.uk
- Skill: National Bureau for Students with Disabilities is an independent
charity that promotes opportunities for people with any kind of disability
in learning and employment. Skill provides a free information and advice
service for individual disabled people and the professionals who work
with them, via a freephone helpline, email and website. This information
and advice helps disabled people to overcome financial and physical barriers,
ignorance and discrimination so that they can study, train or find work.
www.msu.org.uk
- The Mature Students Union (MSU) is an apolitical, self-funding campaign
and support organisation dedicated to the equal inclusion of all students
classified as ‘mature’.
Staying Solvent
www.cccs.co.uk
- Consumer Credit Counselling service (CCCS) is a registered charity
whose purpose is to assist families and individuals who are in financial
difficulty by providing independent and confidential counselling on personal
budgeting, advice on the wise use of credit and, where appropriate, achievable
plans to repay outstanding debts.
www.nationaldebtline.co.uk
- National Debtline is a national telephone helpline for people with debt
problems in England, Wales and Scotland. The service is free, confidential
and independent.
June 2003
Higher Education pages updated 23rdJune 2003