Short-term work placements
Students from Kendrick School have also enjoyed opportunities for short-term work placements in industry. We have previously sent students to placements at companies such as Morgan Stanley and Deloitte. Please ask a member of the Sixth Form team for further information.
Higher Education
www.ucas.com – The name says it all!
www.prospects.ac.uk – Graduate careers website
www.unistats.direct.gov.uk – Search, review and compare subjects
www.thestudentroom.co.uk – Online student community, lots of advice
www.push.co.uk – Independent guide to UK universities
www.whatuni.com – University search site
www.hotcourses.com – Course search site
www.nus.org.uk – National Union of Students
www.qaa.ac.uk – The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
www.need2know.co.uk – Advice on many aspects of Student Life
Finances
www.direct.gov.uk/en/EducationAndLearning - Student finance advice
www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance - Student Finance England
www.studentcalculator.org.uk – Calculate your student budget
www.slc.co.uk – Student Loans Company
Admissions Tests
www.bmat.org.uk
www.ukcat.ac.uk
www.lnat.ac.uk
www.history.ox.ac.uk/prosundergrad/applying/hat_introduction.htm
www.mml.cam.ac.uk/prospectus/undergraduate/applying/test.html
www.tsa.ucles.org.uk/about.html
www.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/tests/step.html
www.testprep.co.uk
www.kaptest.com/uk
www.cataga.co.uk
Year Out
www.findagap.co.uk – Online gap year directory
www.frontier.ac.uk – Projects and ethical travel
www.lattitude.org.uk – Volunteering worldwide
www.gapyearjobs.co.uk – Search for jobs for your gap year
www.bunac.org.uk – British Universities North America Club (travel and gap year projects)
www.vso.org.uk – Voluntary Services Organisation
General
www.connexions-direct.com – Information and advice for young people
www.ema.direct.gov.uk – Educational Maintenance Allowance
www.brightsideuniaid.org – National educational charity
www.nya.org.uk – National Youth Agency
www.learndirect.co.uk – Information about learning and education
www.careersengland.org.uk – Association for careers guidance businesses
www.educationuk.org – British Council sponsored
www.ukcisa.org.uk – UK Council for International Student Affairs
www.skill.org.uk – National Bureau for Students with Disabilities