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Our journey to 1,000 international schools
27th March 2025
Reaching 1,000 international schools is a huge milestone for us at Unifrog. It’s all thanks to the dedicated schools, students, and universities who have joined us on the journey to become the one-stop platform for career and university guidance for international schools! How we got here 2015 - In the early days of Unifrog, a few international schools approached us to access our university search tool - at the time, one of our only features! This sparked the realisation that many more international schools could benefit from our support... Read more >
Unifrog’s virtual work experience week (30th June - 4th July 2025) FAQs
22nd March 2025
Looking for a high quality virtual work experience for your students? Here’s how your students can connect with big name employers in Unifrog’s virtual work experience week, which runs from Monday 30th June to Friday 4th July... Read more >
Unifrog Placements tool: FAQs
20th March 2025
The Placements tool makes it easy to administer work experience, virtual work experience (VWEX), work shadowing, internships - any time when a student has sustained direct contact with an employer... Read more >
Reality check: are Gen Z's workplace expectations unrealistic?
16th January 2025
A foreword from Mark Cameron OBE, The 5% Club: As the CEO of the 5% Club, I am delighted to introduce this thought-provoking report, which delves into the evolving expectations of Gen Z as they prepare to enter the workforce... Read more >
For parents and caregivers: how to help your child find a work placement
7th December 2024
Work placements (also known as work experience) can help your child to explore different careers, build key skills, and make informed decisions about their future... Read more >
Unifrog brings over 60 Manchester students to Global Offshore Wind 2024
5th September 2024
At Unifrog, our mission is to level the playing field for young people deciding on their next steps after school, by providing them with opportunities to explore and engage with potential career paths... Read more >
Unifrog HE Summit 2024: connecting with students amid a challenging HE landscape
5th August 2024
Last month, we brought together over 60 of the leading marketing and student recruitment professionals from the HE sector for an afternoon of knowledge exchange and networking at our annual Unifrog HE Summit... Read more >
Four key lessons from the Unifrog Teacher and Advisor Conference
2nd July 2024
This year, we took our annual Teacher and Advisor Conference on the road, hosting the event in Leeds and then London to connect with even more schools and colleges across the country... Read more >
Student life in Canada
18th June 2024
When you think of Canada, you may think of maple syrup, hockey, and… beavers? There’s so much more to life in Canada, which has one of the highest standards of living in the world... Read more >
For parents and caregivers: a timeline for UK university applications
29th May 2024
These are the key dates for 2026 entry, but they don’t tend to change by very much year to year. .. Read more >
Skills development workshop and insights day with the British Army
26th April 2024
From the challenge… Unifrog recently ran a skills development workshop in collaboration with the British Army’s regional officer recruiting team, with the theme of ‘Planning and Leadership’... Read more >
For parents and caregivers: how to find activities and scholarships for your child
27th March 2024
Work experience, competitions, and summer schools are all excellent ways for your child to boost their applications, while a scholarship could pay towards their tuition fees... Read more >
What is it like to study a one-year Diploma in Communication?
8th February 2024
Aastha completed a one-year Diploma in Communication before transitioning to the second year of an undergraduate degree. Here, she tells us how a diploma is different to an undergraduate degree, what it’s like to study communication, and her plans for the future... Read more >
What is it like to study a one-year Diploma in Business?
8th February 2024
Yulia completed a one-year Diploma in Business before transitioning to the second year of an undergraduate degree. Here, she tells us what it was like to study the diploma, how it differs to an undergraduate degree, and what she plans to do after graduation... Read more >
An apprenticeship in assurance: What it's really like
1st February 2024
Mollie is completing a business apprenticeship in assurance at EY, where she is also studying for the ACA Chartered Accountant qualification. She knew quite early on that she wanted a career in finance but wasn’t sure about going to the traditional university pathway... Read more >
For parents and caregivers: university or apprenticeship?
30th January 2024
A UK university degree usually takes three or four years of academic study and can cost up to £9,250 per year. Apprentices earn a weekly wage as they gain skills and knowledge on the job, working towards a qualification... Read more >
The student aspiration gap: what it is, why it matters, and how we fight it
29th January 2024
With more than half of UK state schools and colleges now using Unifrog, and over 500,000 student logins since 1 September 2023, we’re in a unique position to analyse the post-school intentions of students across the country... Read more >
Counselor spotlight: Augusto Neto at St. Paul's School, Brazil
8th January 2024
Unifrog is used by students and counselors in over 800 international schools across 110 countries. Today we take a moment to celebrate our dedicated counselors all over the world... Read more >
How Bloomberg is getting closer to disadvantaged students with Unifrog’s help
4th January 2024
Building a diverse talent pool can be tricky business without the added challenge of getting in touch with students who haven’t even heard of your organisation... Read more >
How to create a gold-tier early careers strategy
21st December 2023
How do you create an award-winning early-careers strategy that focuses on building home-grown apprentices into a diverse workforce? Well, you can start off by talking to Unifrog... Read more >
Unifrog World of Work Conference round-up
9th November 2023
In October 2023, we hosted our World of Work Conference in Birmingham to connect teachers and advisors with employers to talk about work experience and apprenticeship opportunities for students... Read more >
10 years of Unifrog
6th November 2023
From humble beginnings as a simple tool to help students choose universities for UCAS and compare apprenticeships, to becoming the universal destinations platform , Unifrog has come a long way in 10 years... Read more >
How to create an inclusive recruitment process
4th October 2023
What is inclusive recruitment, and why is it so important? In 2022, the Federation of Small Businesses found that 78% of small firms struggled to recruit applicants with suitable skills in the previous year... Read more >
Unifrog and Ford collaborate on skills development workshop for students
27th September 2023
With the help of Ford and Unifrog, students are building their skills and getting into top work experience placements. How it started In 2022, Unifrog began partnering with employers to bring students closer to the world of work... Read more >
Why should you join Unifrog’s employer community?
21st September 2023
Unifrog helps over 1.7 million students around the world choose their best next steps after school. In schools and colleges, teachers and careers advisers use the platform as a one-stop shop for careers guidance... Read more >
How work experience benefits students – and how Unifrog's Placements tool can help
30th August 2023
Taking up a placement (aka work experience, or WEX) can be a life-changing process for students, helping to shape their future pathways. Placements give students a glimpse of what their day-to-day lives might look like when they leave school... Read more >
Making global connections: Unifrog’s first speed networking event for counselors and HE
23rd August 2023
This summer, Unifrog hosted its first ever speed networking event for counselors and universities around the world. Here’s what happened… Why networking? Teachers and counselors rarely get the opportunity to speak directly with international universities on behalf of their students... Read more >
How two colleges in the North West reversed the trend
27th July 2023
Unifrog colleges are creating more opportunities for disadvantaged students than ever before. The story For the first time ever, Unifrog colleges in the North West of England are reversing the shortlisting gap... Read more >
Unifrog rises in the ranks of the Escape 100: the top purposeful organisations to work for in 2023
24th July 2023
For the second year running, Unifrog is a winner in the Escape 100, making us one of the world’s top purposeful organisations to ‘escape’ to. Not only did we make the list again, we shot up 20 places in the rankings – making us the 58th mission-led organisation to ‘escape’ to in 2023... Read more >
Step Up Expo: Over 5,000 students get support with their next steps
14th July 2023
This summer, Unifrog was headline partner at the UK's first expo for teens' education, careers, and life choices, hosted by the Evening Standard. The first UK event of its kind, Step Up Expo saw over 7,000 attendees, including teachers, parents and caregivers, and over 5,000 students flock to Olympia London to learn about the range of opportunities out there: post-16 and post-18... Read more >