Open to Year 12 students in the North East, students have a taster of what it is like to study a specific subject. By passing the assessed summer school project, they can work toward a guaranteed, conditional offer, as well as developing academic skills.
Applications for Supported Progression 2024 are now closed. Applications for 2025 will open in early 2025.
Access Scheme | Applications | Summer School It is important that teachers stay well and look after their own wellbeing. Education support provide a range of resources to help teachers and advisers stay happy and healthy in the profession.
Resilience and Wellbeing The Enrichment Partnership is a pilot funded by the DfE and DCMS, led by the DofE and NCS, aiming to improve the enrichment offer and engagement of Darlington and the surrounding area’s secondary schools, through co-design and the collaboration of schools and communities.
Enrichment Thinking about applying for an apprenticeship but don’t know what to expect? Take this short course (1 hour) and see if it’s the right pathway for you!
Apprenticeships | Careers Find out more about a career in Energy and Utilities with Success at School.
Careers Thinking about applying for a Higher Technical Qualification but don’t know what to expect? Take this short course (1 hour )and see if it’s the right pathway for you!
Careers | Decisions | Higher Technical Qualifications Thinking about applying for a T Level but don’t know what to expect? Take this short course (1 hour) and see if it’s the right pathway for you!
Careers | TLevels A guide to income-based bursaries at UK universities.
Higher Education | Student Finance This postcard from The Uni Connect Programme, in collaboration with Student Finance England, provides an overview of student finance for the academic year 2025/26.
Student Finance Advancing Access is able to deliver free CPD sessions for groups of teachers or advisers in UK state schools and colleges. Sessions can be delivered in-person in your school or college, or online. CPD sessions cover topics including:
> Supporting students to make choices at age 16
> Supporting students to make choices at age 18
> Understanding contextual admissions processes
> Preparing students for interviews and admissions tests
CPD UCAS are waiving the application fee for students in receipt of FSM. Take a look at this information created specifically for advisers, so you can support your students to make the most of this new fee waiver.
UCAS Find information about the different types of apprenticeship and how you would study them, the application process, and an explanation of some of the key terms used.
Applications | Apprenticeships | FutureMe The FutureMe What is Higher Education leaflet provides a concise explanation of what Higher Education is and the benefits of studying a HE qualification.
FutureMe | Higher Education This guide from UCAS contains lots of information for anyone supporting a care experienced young person with their university application.
Applications | Care Experienced | UCAS A range of useful resources that help support young people, parents/carers, teachers and advisers in assessing options and making the next step towards higher education.
Higher Education | Outreach 
