Browse our range of essential titles online at www.ucasbooks.com or view our online catalogue. We have brought together the best and most trusted titles on all aspects of entry to higher education to make it easier for you to add to your careers library, or learning resource centre.
Included in our range are several resources particularly useful for those advising students. Below are the details of some of these. To place an order simply click through to the online bookstore or send it direct to the Publication Services Team:
Online: www.ucasbooks.com
Email: publicationservices@ucas.ac.uk
Post: Publication Services, UCAS, Rosehill, New Barn Lane, Cheltenham, Glos., GL52 3LZ
The UCAS Guide to getting into University and College
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This brand new guide contains advice and information about the entire research and application process, and brings together the expertise of UCAS staff, along with insights and tips from well known universities including Oxford and Cambridge, and students who are involved with or have experienced the process first-hand.
The book clearly sets out the information you need in a step-by-step format, with myth busters, tips from students, checklists and much more; this book will be a companion for any prospective student and their advisor throughout their entire journey into higher education.
Price: £11.99 Available now
Order the UCAS Guide from the UCAS bookstore. |
Progression Series 2012 Entry Special offer of £95.94 when you buy the whole set (RRP £159.90)
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Giving applicants a head start when applying to the most competitive subject areas.
Each title includes, an introduction to the subject area, career options, advice about which area to study, entry routes available, entry requirements, case studies, how to apply, graduate destinations and more.
Order the Progression Series from the UCAS bookstore using your bookstore login.
New editions will be available to pre-order from the bookstore in May 2012. |
Higher Education Advisor's Handbook
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Many people are involved in giving higher-education advice to students. This book concentrates particularly on the best ways to provide one-to-one guidance, suggesting practical strategies that will be useful both to those with little or no guidance training, as well as to trained advisers who need further information and ideas.
Subsequent chapters provide general information on the decision-making and application process. There is also detailed reference material on specific university subjects.
Price: £30.00 Available June
Order Higher Education Advisor's Handbook from www.ucasbooks.com |
University Interviews Guide
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This unique book and CD ROM offers invaluable information to sixth-formers, teachers and higher education advisers, as students prepare for university interviews. They are an important resource based on the real-life interview experiences of sixth-formers, assembled into an A-Z of more than eighty university degree courses, each with subject-specific advice and sample interview questions.
This book and a CD serve as an excellent aid to sixth-form staff and higher education advisers when conducting mock interviews with students.
Price: £26.25 inc. VAT Available now
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What do graduates do?
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A comprehensive look at the graduate employment market detailing the destinations of graduates six months after graduation. There is a wealth of useful information available across 26 subjects to inform you about what graduates from different courses went on to do. Includes latest information and trends about the graduate employment market, recent graduate case studies, what employers really want in a graduate and much more.
Price: £14.95 Available now
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UK and International Qualifications CD ROM
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These two titles were not created as books this year. However, following customer demand we have put both publications on this CD ROM as PDF files. If you are involved in advice, admissions, selection or any related activity connected with higher education (HE), then these comprehensive guides are an essential way of keeping up-to-date with changes in pre-HE qualifications both in the UK and overseas.
Price: £5.99 inc. VAT Available now Order UK and International Qualifications CD ROM from the UCAS bookstore in the Digital Downloads section. |
Go-Jonny-Go Teacher Pack
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Go-Jonny-Go and its combination teacher/adviser resource will help your students (14-19) develop the enterprising mindset so vital to success in life. Linking enterprise with personalised careers education, Go-Jonny-Go's tasks will give your students their own 'kitbag' of highly practical tools and techniques to increase their understanding of the world of work.
The teacher/adviser resource features a 55 minute film, a comprehensive handbook together with a 66 page resource containing lesson plans and copyright free exercises for group and individual working.
Price: £58.97 inc. VAT Available now
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The UNIAID MASH Test
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A fun and easy-to-use game for groups of year 11-13 students and undergraduates focussing on student finance. The MASH test easy-to-store pack consists of MASH test cards, full instructions, a training DVD, facilitator notes and student worksheets. The MASH test is great for team building and helps players learn more about themselves and their preferences. It can be used time and time again, will not go out of date as student finances change and has been awarded the pfeg quality mark. 96% of students said that they knew more about student finance after completing the MASH test. Price: £50.00 inc. VAT Available now
Order The UNIAID MASH Test from the UCAS bookstore |