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How can Unifrog help you meet the two-week work experience guarantee?
27th April 2026
Two weeks of work experience may sound like a lot to squeeze in, especially when there's so much to get into one academic year! Have no fear: in this guide, we show you how you can use Unifrog to help you meet the guarantee easily, effectively, and with clear evidence... Read more >
For teachers: what is the Equalex framework?
27th April 2026
The Equalex framework is the CEC's latest guidance on modern work experience. In this guide, we break down what it is and what it means for your school or college in easy-to-understand terms... Read more >
‘Careers in…’ virtual work experience days
26th April 2026
‘Careers in…’ virtual work experience days are coming soon! You can sign up on the events tool next academic year. What is a ‘Careers in…’ virtual work experience day? The ‘Careers in…’ virtual work experience day is a structured careers programme designed for an collapsed-timetable day... Read more >
How Unifrog can help you deliver modern work experience
23rd April 2026
Modern work experience is here and there are lots of different elements to it. In this guide, we break down what it is, what you actually have to do, and how Unifrog can help... Read more >
Explainer: Unifrog’s Virtual Work Experience week (29th June - 3rd July 2026) FAQs
8th April 2026
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: Monday 29th June to Friday 3rd July 2026 ... Read more >
Overview: Parent/guardian accounts on Unifrog
1st December 2025
Want to watch the video above when you're not signed into Unifrog? Here's the link . Here is what parents can do on Unifrog, and how these accounts are set up... Read more >
Overview: Using SSO to sign in to Unifrog
5th November 2025
Need to share this with someone who doesn't have a Unifrog account? Here's the link . ---- In a nutshell SSO allows students and teachers to login to Unifrog via their Google or Microsoft accounts, as well as by using their Unifrog usernames and passwords... Read more >
3,000 UK schools and colleges - growing our impact
25th June 2025
We’re proud to share that over 3,000 UK schools and colleges now use Unifrog to help their students make their best next step. It’s a huge milestone - and one that reflects more than a decade of partnership, platform development, and understanding what UK teachers, advisors, and students really need... Read more >
Unifrog brings over 60 Manchester students to Global Offshore Wind 2024
24th March 2025
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 >
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 >
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 >
Unifrog’s virtual work experience week (29th June - 3rd July 2026) FAQs
8th April 2024
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Explainer: Unifrog's Applying to Medicine toolkit: FAQs
20th March 2024
Our Applying to Medicine toolkit supports students with the process of applying to medicine in the UK - here’s what it includes. What is the ‘Applying to Medicine toolkit’? The new toolkit is a comprehensive resource designed to support students through the process of applying to medicine in the UK, giving them the best possible chance of securing a place... Read more >
Explainer: Unifrog's PSHE Lesson Pack FAQs
1st March 2024
Our comprehensive PSHE Lesson Pack makes it easy for you to meet both the Department for Education and the PSHE Association learning objectives for PSHE... Read more >
Explainer: How Unifrog helps you deliver Modern Work Experience and Equalex
29th February 2024
*** NEW ON UNIFROG *** Placements contacts database We've just put live what we believe to be the UK's biggest database of employers who are up for hosting work experience - it's included in our Placements tool ( check out the guide here ) Careers Year Plan that meets in full the Equalex framework Unifrog's plug-and-play, spiral curriculum is mapped to and comprehensively meets the Equalex framework ( find the Careers Year Plan here ) Tracking hours of experiences of work We're adding hours tracking for experiences of work so you can be sure students meet the 2 week requirement IN A NUTSHELL Unifrog helps with planning, coordinating, delivering and recording modern WEX, and fully meeting the Equalex framework... Read more >
Explainer: Unifrog for primary schools: FAQs
28th February 2024
****** Unifrog for primary schools is live and ready for you to use ****** HAVE A DEMO If you'd like to have a demo, request one here and we’ll set up a meeting with you, or email our Primary School Partnerships Manager, Kai ( kai@unifrog... Read more >
Explainer: Unifrog’s primary Careers lesson pack FAQs
27th February 2024
****** Unifrog for primary schools is live and ready for you to use ****** If you'd like to have a demo, request one here and we’ll set up a meeting with you, or email our Primary School Partnerships Manager, Kai ( kai@unifrog... Read more >
Explainer: Unifrog’s primary PSHE lesson pack FAQs
25th February 2024
****** Unifrog for primary schools is live and ready for you to use ****** If you'd like to have a demo, request one here and we’ll set up a meeting with you, or email our Primary School Partnerships Manager, Kai ( kai@unifrog... Read more >
Explainer: Unifrog’s SEL and PSHE Lesson Pack FAQs
22nd February 2024
Our whole-school SEL and PSHE Pack makes it easy for you to meet the CASEL competencies and the ISCA objectives, as well as the UK government's objectives for PSHE that are relevant to an international audience... Read more >
Explainer: Unifrog's psychometric testing FAQs
5th February 2024
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 frequently asked questions about how Unifrog’s psychometric testing works... Read more >
Unifrog’s primary Careers Lesson Pack: FAQs
2nd February 2024
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Unifrog’s primary PSHE Lesson Pack: FAQs
16th January 2024
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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 >
Explainer: Unifrog's Placements tool FAQs
5th October 2023
The Unifrog 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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
The new UCAS references: what’s changing, and how to draft and manage them on Unifrog
15th June 2023
Here’s how we’ve changed the Unifrog References tools to accommodate the changes that UCAS is making. Our tools make it easy for class teachers to give their input... Read more >
Unifrog’s Teacher Conference 2023: what we learned and what to do if you missed out
12th June 2023
At our conference on Thursday 11 May, over 200 teachers and careers advisers from across the UK came together in London. They shared suggestions for their careers programmes, got in the know on the UCAS reference changes, and took away top tips for using Unifrog... Read more >
The disadvantage gap: what it is and how your school can help tackle it
28th February 2023
There’s a huge gap in outcomes between young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and their more advantaged peers when accessing leading universities, the best apprenticeships, and the most competitive careers... Read more >
Psychometric testing at Unifrog: FAQs
27th January 2023
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How to... use Unifrog to meet PAL (Provider Access Legislation)
24th January 2023
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Unifrog’s PSHE Lesson Pack: FAQs
2nd January 2023
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Unifrog Placements tool: FAQs
1st January 2023
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The evaluation of the North East of England pilot of the Gatsby Benchmarks
26th April 2021
Over the course of four years, the North East of England pilot of the Gatsby Benchmarks tracked the progress of 16 schools and colleges towards meeting the benchmarks, and the impact this had on students... Read more >
Disadvantaged schools leading the way for careers education
9th May 2019
Schools in less-affluent areas are performing the best against the Gatsby Benchmarks. Unifrog's UK Education Lead Charley Fowler takes a look at why this might be and what it means in the long run for careers education... Read more >
Five pieces of careers advice to NOT give your students
5th April 2016
Liz Ponsford, an independent careers adviser, shares her expertise in this blog mini-series. Here's her first article on the careers advice not to give to your students… 1... Read more >
Choosing FE: learning when to say goodbye
13th February 2015
Eleanor Bernardes, Associate at LKMco, advises on sixth form versus college and how best to advise your students. Exams are looming, open days are happening, and the recruitment fight is beginning between school sixth forms, Sixth Form Colleges, and FE colleges... Read more >
Career guidance in schools: I’m not a careers teacher - get me out of here!
1st June 2014
A recent IoC survey revealed that 82% of teachers do not feel that they have the appropriate knowledge or skills to provide good careers Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG)... Read more >
More connected than you think: GCSEs and university success
21st November 2013
‘Sir! This is so long! Why do I have to do this stupid subject when I know I want to be an engineer / doctor / accountant / lawyer?’ We’ve all heard this sentiment expressed by GCSE students... Read more >