The UniTasterDays Parents' Guide To University 2024-2025

Featuring editorial content from over 50 expert practitioners. A great addition to your parent resources.

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The Parents’ Guide to University has been produced by UniTasterDays.com in collaboration with HELOA to support parents and guardians with the key aspects of university.

Editorial has been provided by over 50 colleagues at universities and schools and colleges throughout the UK. On topics including student finance, university applications, university events, student wellbeing and more.

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Members of HELOA are delighted to have been asked to collaborate on the Parents Guide to University, a combined effort of staff, student and parent voices to support you in supporting your young person. Whether it’s in person in schools and colleges, on campus at open events or online, our members work together to support thousands of prospective students and their families to navigate the range of choices available in higher education each year. If this is your first journey through the process, or you’re not sure what has changed recently, this guide is a great place to start.

Raffaella Cuccia
HELOA UK Vice-Chair (Partnerships)

The Career Development Institute is delighted to support the UniTasterDays Parents' Guide to University brochure. Informed and impartial careers education, information, advice and guidance is crucial to help young people navigate to their next stage of education, training or work. This valuable resource from UniTasterDays is excellent support for parents, guardians and carers to discuss university choices and future career aspirations with their young people.

David Morgan
Chief Executive, The Career Development Institute

Decisions about studying at University are ever more critical, given the financial as well as the personal investment students and their families are required to make. Evidence consistently shows that parents are one of the most important influencers of the decisions children make about their careers. The Parents’ Guide to University brochure is a valuable resource in ensuring young people are supported in their choice of where and what to study.

Katharine Horler OBE
Executive Director, Careers England

There is so much informed, expert, and relevant information in this year’s UniTasterDays’ Parent Guide – but please ensure you look at the information on student fees, funding, and free money. Do not be put off by negative messages about debt in the media.

Is university worth it? Degrees open all sorts of doors: to greater income, to rewarding careers, and for students to make lifelong friends and mature into rounded and informed adults – to name but a few. Studies show that parents are a crucial influence on their children making a successful transition into higher education. In this UniTasterDays’ Parent Guide, experts provide the facts and guidance that parents need to be able to give the best advice to their children. Degrees open doors.

Action on Access works with universities to support their important work in opening up higher education to everyone who can benefit. That, once again this year, record numbers of students from the most disadvantaged backgrounds in England have taken a place at university shows that degrees can open doors for everyone.

Andrew Rawson
Director, Action on Access Information Services

A special thanks to the below institutions for their kind contributions: