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An overview of the Unifrog platform
16th March 2023
On Unifrog, teachers and students have different types of accounts, and can do different things. This guide explains who can do what!Open the platform map as a pdf here... Read more >
Psychometric testing at Unifrog: FAQs
27th January 2023
Psychometric testing is one of the ways Unifrog supports your students to find the best post-school destinations for them. Here are some of the most common questions you’ve asked us about how Unifrog’s psychometric testing works, and how you and your students can benefit... Read more >
Unifrog's integration with the Common App and Parchment: What is it?
5th December 2022
Unifrog's integration with the Common App and Parchment is currently helping over 150 schools around the world. Between September and November 2022, over 2,000 students connected their Common App account with Unifrog, and over 5,000 counselor documents were safely submitted... Read more >
Distance learning case studies: a careers professional's perspective
30th April 2020
We spoke to Janet Colledge, Chief Education Consultant at Outstanding Careers and also Education Director of National Careers Week, for her expert advice on how to make sure students continue to receive one-to-one careers guidance while schools are closed... Read more >
Ask an expert: Interactions tool & Gatsby Benchmarks
4th October 2019
An interview with Unifrog Area Manager and Gatsby Champion, Charley FowlerWhat is the Unifrog Interactions tool?The Unifrog Interactions tool is a tool for both students and teachers... Read more >
Introducing Unifrog themed weeks
5th September 2019
Here at Unifrog HQ, we’ve been busy putting together a programme of themed weeks which we hope you’re going to be as excited about as we are! What are themed weeks?Drawing on the findings from our recent Horizons report and from speaking to teachers and careers counselors at partner schools, we’ve chosen six important issues surrounding careers education that matter to you... Read more >
How to... make the most out of Unifrog (international schools)
9th June 2019
Here are the 4 things every international school should do to make the most out of Unifrog... Read more >
The Counsellor Letter of Recommendation: how to get the recommendation you need
26th June 2017
The goal of this type of recommendationThe Counselor’s Letter of Recommendation should describe the student ‘in the round’, featuring evidence of things the student has done both inside and outside of the classroom... Read more >
Should you encourage school leavers to go to University?
4th April 2017
Sylvia Nankivell explores the pros and cons of encouraging students to go to university. The big question in the heads of many school leavers is “should I go to university?” With increased tuition fees, the normalisation of undergraduate degrees and a financially turbulent job market, the decision is no longer a simple one... Read more >
We now do Destinations Tracking!
14th March 2017
For the last two years we’ve been working on a destinations tracking tool. It’s by far the biggest and most exciting thing we’ve ever done at Unifrog. Last week we officially launched it at the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) Annual Conference... Read more >
A student's perspective on the benefits of Unifrog
21st October 2016
A Year 12 student shares their first impressions of Unifrog at a student launch.On Wednesday 10 October all of Year 12 was given an introduction into the useful website Unifrog... Read more >
Five ways to boost your students' employability
8th May 2016
Another piece from guest blogger Liz Posford from Careers Unlimited on what schools can do to improve students' chances of getting a good job. Five ways to boost your students' employability... Read more >
Are your students happy? What can you do about it?
3rd May 2016
Our guest blogger Liz Posford from Careers Unlimited has been thinking about what we can be doing to make sure our young people are happy. Are your Students Happy? If not, what can you do to help them? English children were 14th out of 15 countries surveyed for happiness in the 2015 Good Childhood Report, with numbers reporting low levels of life satisfaction highest around exam age - 16-17... Read more >
The effects of a winning personality
14th April 2016
Unifrog Area Manager, Nick Weir, writes about the magic personality factor and its importance in the hunt for a good career. IntroductionIt is largely accepted that to get the best jobs, you need the best grades... Read more >
Exploring alternative routes to gaining a degree
11th April 2016
At a time when students are increasingly concerned about the costs of going to university and the competitiveness of the graduate jobs market, it is worth researching alternative ways to gain a Higher Education qualification... Read more >
5 pieces of careers advice to NOT give your students
5th April 2016
Liz Ponsford, an independent careers adviser, will be writing a series of blogs that will feature on the Unifrog Blog. She will be writing from her experience and giving great advice! Here's her first article: The 5 worst pieces of advice that classroom teachers can give when talking to students about their future careers [image2] 1... Read more >
Soft Skills in Schools
29th February 2016
In times gone by professional qualifications – so called 'hard skills' – seemed to be far and away the major factor for employers in choosing graduates and school leavers... Read more >
Advising students on choosing a university course: Business
24th April 2014
Business subjects are amongst the most popular fields of study at university. Why is this? Well, the term ‘business’ can cover a large spectrum of subjects and careers, and generally courses is this area deal with many aspects of modern human societies – so there is something to interest everyone... Read more >
Picking a winner: How to spot organisations & interventions that will be a good fit for your school
21st April 2014
Michael’s Lewis’ Moneyball tells the story of how in 2002 the Oakland Athletics baseball team used their comparatively limited $41 million salary budget to purchase the a squad of players that went on to be competitive with larger market teams such as the New York Yankees who had spent over $125 million in payroll that same season... Read more >
Advising students on choosing a course: Engineering
1st April 2014
Any of your students interested in a degree in Engineering? What should they think about before applying? Engineering graduate Mat Ward explains...If you were to tell someone in Britain that you are an engineer they may assume that you are a car mechanic or that you repair washing machines... Read more >
Advising students on choosing a university course: English
20th March 2014
English graduate Alex Kelly on what you should encourage your students to consider when deciding where to study English.Is the course more ‘literature’ or more ‘language’?‘English’ is a broad term as far as university courses are concerned... Read more >
Advising students on choosing a university course: Geography
14th March 2014
Geography is a broad subject, and the way it is taught varies greatly between different universities, and according to the choices students make once they are at university... Read more >
Advising students on choosing a university course: Architecture
6th March 2014
What should students consider when choosing where to study Architecture? By Crispin Kelly, architect and former president of the Architectural Association... Read more >
Advising students on choosing a university course: History
27th February 2014
History graduates leave university with a broad range of transferable skills, many of which are highly sought after by employers. Students will develop the ability to: generate and research ideas, organise material in a logical manner, and express ideas in written and oral form... Read more >
Advising students on choosing a university course: Maths
15th February 2014
Advising students on choosing a university course: MathsA maths degree can lead to a wide range of careers, and is highly valued by employers who view it as proof of good logic, problem-solving skills and ability to work hard... Read more >
'It doesn't add up!' Statistics and the fight for equality
19th December 2013
In the autumn of 1973, the University of California at Berkeley was sued for sexism against women. This wasn’t a new accusation, and in fact at the time universities often found themselves in the midst of similar controversies, but this time, it looked like there was irrefutable proof... Read more >
Paws for thought: what cats can teach us about learning
5th December 2013
‘Every child is born curious. Nurture their curiosity and they will learn.' So said the headteacher of a leading public school when he was asked what schools should do to engage students who simply didn’t want to be there... Read more >
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