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Unifrog Next Steps Fair round-up
20th March 2023
We had an engaged and lively crowd at our annual Next Steps Fair with thousands of students joining us online for this event during National Careers Week! The eventThis event brought together 60 universities and employers and apprenticeship providers to help students compare post-school options and pathways... Read more >
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 >
The disadvantage gap: what it is and how your school can help tackle it
23rd 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
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 >
How to meet Provider Access Legislation: a guide for teachers
24th January 2023
In this guide we explain what Provider Access Legislation is, why it’s important, and how Unifrog can help you meet its requirements. .. Read more >
Unifrog’s PSHE Lesson Pack: FAQs
29th November 2022
Our new whole-school 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 >
Unifrog Placements tool: FAQs
16th February 2022
Our new Placements tool is already one of our most popular tools ever. It's designed to make it easy to administer work experience, VWEX, work shadowing, T-level placements, internships - any time when a student has sustained direct contact with an employer... Read more >
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 >
Case study: using Unifrog for reference writing
31st May 2020
We spoke to Gordon Neighbour, Head of Careers and Subject Lead for Geology and Computing & IT at Torquay Girls' Grammar School, for his advice for other schools using Unifrog for reference writing... 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 (UK schools+colleges)
9th June 2019
Here are the 4 things every school / college should do to make the most out of Unifrog... 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. We take a look at why this might be and what it means in the long run for careers education... Read more >
The real barriers blocking Oxbridge, and how your students can overcome them
5th February 2019
It’s long been suspected that the race to secure an offer from Oxbridge isn’t a fair one, but few could predict exactly how much the odds are against you if you don’t attend a fee-paying school... Read more >
8 ways for your students to get ahead this Christmas
11th December 2018
The Christmas holidays are a great chance for students to gain valuable experience that’ll look fab on future applications.Joanne from Expert Home Tips has put together a list of activities that students can get involved in... Read more >
New Launch - The Unifrog Network
30th October 2018
On 17th October 2018, we officially launched our brand-new Facebook group – the Unifrog Network. With more than a hundred new members within its first week of launching, it’s already proving to be a huge success... 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 >
Student Finance Myths
5th January 2017
I left school to go to university in 2010, this was before the big rise in tuition fees for University. Below I’ll be talking about what affects students of today, but there are lessons to be learned from my oversights... Read more >
University isn’t for everyone: how to help your students write killer CVs
4th November 2016
University isn’t for everyone: Degree Apprenticeships, School Leaver Programmes, and how to help your students write killer CVs. Our Founder and Director, Alex, gives his thoughts on how to help your students get to their next step... Read more >
Who will your Unifrog Champion be?
25th October 2016
Alex shares how he and his school have successfully embedded Unifrog ito it's careers programme and empowered students to support the delivery.Who will your Unifrog Champion be? We became a Unifrog school last spring and since September have begun using it fully for IAG including for personal statements, UCAS references and from half term we will be rolling it out from Year 9... 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 >
Time, money and expertise: how to negotiate the barriers to a good progression programme in schools
28th April 2016
John Hillis, one of our area managers reflects on what stops many schools giving their students the best possible information and advice about careers and how these barriers can be negotiated... 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 >
Writing a personal statement - helping your students
11th April 2016
Writing a personal statement is a task all students must complete when applying to university. These 4000 characters could be the student’s only chance to ‘speak’ directly to the admissions tutor for their chosen course – so students need to make every character count!The Statement’s fundamental aim is to demonstrate that the student will be an excellent participant on the courses they are applying to... 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 >
MOOCs in UK Education
4th April 2016
In visiting sixth form leaders on an almost a daily basis, I often allude to MOOCs and the potential benefits to their students. I get a mixed response, with the majority saying, “What’s a MOOC?” and, “What does it stand for again?!”For those that didn’t know, MOOC stands for Massive Open Online Course... 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 >
Choosing FE: learning when to say goodbye
13th February 2015
Exams are looming; open days are happening and the recruitment fight is beginning between school sixth forms, Sixth Form Colleges, and FE colleges. Teachers and lecturers have been given targets for how many students they need to sign up to their courses if these courses are to be viable... 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) [an infographic is available here] So, if you’ve recently been given this mammoth task and are feeling similarly unprepared – don’t fret - you’re not alone! In this series of blogs, I will be exploring the current state of IAG in the UK and discussing what it means to you: on the frontline, in your school... Read more >
A view about the French education system
19th May 2014
The French education system is considered by many to be one of the best in the world. However, British people examining it might be surprised by some aspects of its teaching methods, and its curricula... 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 >
Increasing your school's access to Russell Group universities: Top Tips
19th February 2014
Laurie Martin, Programme and Communications Coordinator at rapidly growing charity The Access Project, gives his Top Tips on increasing access to Russell Group universities... 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 >
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 >
Decision time: why students struggle to choose universities
1st June 2013
Last August I was helping Mustafa make his university applications.‘Do you know what you want to study?’‘Civil Engineering.’‘Do you know which universities you’re going to apply to?’‘Well… kind of... Read more >
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