When it comes to education and careers, parents and carers are the biggest influence in young people’s lives. Talking Futures is a resource designed to help you have informed and constructive conversations about education and training.
Careers Amazing Apprenticeships have created a brand-new teaching resource for schools ‘The Apprenticeship A-Z of Men at Work’ to celebrate International Men’s Day.
Careers Access HE has a range of short online courses that are perfect for trying a subject you might be interested in studying later down the line, or for developing an existing interest.
Study Skills If you teach maths at GCSE or above, then the Advanced Mathematics Support Programme has a range of resources available to support you and your students.
Study Skills | Subject Specific Advancing Access provides a variety of CPD resources, online events and offline conferences for teachers and advisers to help them support students’ progression to Russell Group universities.
CPD Access a range of effective tools and resources to support you through transitions to ensure you remain Ahead of the Game during this crucial period.
Careers Amazing Apprenticeships have a great set of resources for students, parents, and teachers to showcase what an apprenticeship and how to secure one!
Apprenticeships | Higher Education RVC’s Animal Academy supports people from under-represented backgrounds in higher education, to reach their goals of studying and working with animals. By signing up to be a member, you’ll have access to exclusive help, advice and events about animal careers, going to university, and of course learning from RVC animal experts.
Applications are now open for the RVC Sutton Trust Summer School! Look out for applications opening for the Year 10 Easter School and Year 11 Summer School, too.
Careers | Summer School
Apply: Cambridge is a specialist and free programme designed to support high attaining students from underrepresented backgrounds and areas make competitive applications to the University of Cambridge. It’s for students in Year 12 (or equivalent) who intend to make an application to Cambridge in October 2024 for entry in October 2025.
To learn more about the programme and to review the eligibility and priority criteria, please visit our website: www.cam.ac.uk/apply-cambridge
Applications close on Wednesday 1st May 2024 at 9am
access scheme | Higher Education | Mentoring Discover real-life stories from current apprentices, including how they landed the role and what day-to-day life as an apprentice is like.
Apprenticeships | Decisions Find out how to become an apprentice, the opportunities that are available, which employers offer them, and information about starting an apprenticeship.
Higher Education A range of offline and online resources for young people aged 11-19 that cover a wide variety of personal growth and development topics. There are also online lessons, as well as advice on how to deliver their sessions virtually.
Careers | Outreach | Resilience and Wellbeing The BioArtAttack competition celebrates and highlights the benefits of combining art and science. Applications are currently closed, but are set to open again in 2025.
Subject Specific This guide contains links to some of the bursaries and scholarships which may be currently on offer at the Russell Group universities. We have focussed on support for UK applicants for undergraduate courses in this guide.
Student Finance 
