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Here we post news and guides on careers and progression, powered by insight from our school, university and employer partners across the globe.
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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 >
Subject profile: Law and legal studies
12th July 2023
Law combines the academic study of legal theory with its application to real-life scenarios. In this guide, we share some of the topics you’ll learn about, how to get in, and what a typical week on a law degree might look like... Read more >
Making an impact: Unifrog's outreach work in Africa
11th July 2023
Hannah White, International Partnerships Lead at Unifrog , tells us about two school communities in Africa who’ve been using Unifrog to grow their students’ potential... Read more >
How do I prepare for Clearing and results day?
3rd July 2023
Unifrog’s Clearing tool is live from 5 July! Get ready for UK results day on 17 August by exploring the tool now and shortlisting the courses you’re interested in... Read more >
Recruiting young professionals: Unifrog's insights
28th June 2023
Earlier this year, Unifrog conducted a survey of over 12,000 young people to find out what they’re looking for in their future careers. We found that the most important factor to young people is a strong work life balance... Read more >
Managing sensory overload
26th June 2023
Some people can experience sensory overload which is caused by an excessive amount of sensory input. In this guide, you’ll learn what sensory overload is, the causes and symptoms of it, and how to prevent and manage it... Read more >
What makes a good employer profile?
23rd June 2023
As a Unifrog employer partner, you’ll share your message and opportunities with over 3,500 schools and colleges around the world. A key part of the partnership is an employer profile – your chance to ‘lift the lid’ on what working for your company is really like... Read more >
Preparing for UK uni open days
21st June 2023
Open days are possibly the best way to get a real feel for the universities on your shortlist. These seven tips will help you to get the most out of them... Read more >
Quick wins for meeting Gatsby Benchmark 4
19th June 2023
This month, Unifrog’s UK Education Lead, Charley Fowler, was a keynote speaker at the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) curriculum conference... Read more >
How Unifrog is committing to net zero
18th June 2023
We at Unifrog have committed to reaching net zero by 2040. Here’s what we’re doing to get there. What is net zero? Achieving ‘net zero’ means the amount of greenhouse gases we emit into the atmosphere is balanced by the amount being removed... 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: 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 >
ChatGPT, AI, and university admissions essays: insights from schools
10th May 2023
“ChatGPT can help school students with university and job applications, apprenticeships, and CV creation by providing guidance, tips, and suggestions based on their interests and qualifications... Read more >
For employers: how to run a successful placement
28th April 2023
Hosting a placement is great for employers because it provides an opportunity to ‘give back’ and support a young person, it might find the organisation a great future employee, and it allows existing employees to have experience managing people... Read more >
Unifrog Placements tool: FAQs
24th April 2023
Our Placements tool is one of our most popular tools ever, loved by hundreds of schools and colleges: “The system is quite literally life changing – thank you!” Eugénie Pasco, Kingswood School "You can see for every student where they’ve gone on placement and all the details, even down to the employers' insurance documents... Read more >
Unifrog’s SEL and PSHE Lesson Pack: FAQs
18th April 2023
Our new 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 >
Is the cost of living impacting students' university choices?
10th April 2023
Across the UK, student interest in HE is changing. On Unifrog, which is used by 2,300 UK schools and colleges, we’ve seen a 1.1% drop in students making university shortlists compared to the 2022 entry cycle... Read more >
Career profile: acoustics engineer
1st April 2023
Acoustics engineers are experts on how to control noise and vibrations. For example they might work on how to reduce the noise and vibrations experienced by people inside a building, or when using tools like hairdryers or heavy machinery... Read more >
Unifrog becomes a B Corp
27th March 2023
We're super excited to share that Unifrog is now a certified B Corp! We're joining a growing group of inspiring companies that put social impact at the heart of what they do... Read more >
Career profile: firefighter
25th March 2023
Firefighters rescue people and buildings from fires and other dangerous situations, and advise on preventing fires. In this guide we talk you through the entry requirements, key skills, and a typical career pathway for a firefighter... Read more >
Unifrog Next Steps Fair round-up
20th March 2023
As part of National Careers Week on 6-11 March 2023 , we hosted our annual Next Steps Fair with an engaged online crowd of thousands of students! What is the Unifrog Next Steps Fair? This event brought together 60 universities and employers and apprenticeship providers to help students compare post-school options and pathways... Read more >
Communicating online: keeping things professional
19th March 2023
Everyone sends thousands of messages online; this guide details how to keep things professional, and safe... Read more >
Placements: the legals explained
18th March 2023
From a legal perspective students on placements are generally considered the same as normal employees, so they are covered by the employer's health and safety and insurance policies... 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 >
Career profile: sales manager
10th March 2023
Sales managers (sometimes called ‘account managers’) are responsible for a team of sales representatives (‘reps’) that sell a particular product or type of product... Read more >