Useful Websites and Contacts

• Everything about higher education - www.aimhigher.ac.uk
  
  
• UCAS website for university entrance - www.ucas.com
  
  
• Guidance on finding university courses - www.ukcoursefinder.com
  
  
• Guidence of higher education courses - www.universityoptions.co.uk
  
  
• Advice on choosing and applying to university - www.uni4me.co.uk
  
  
• Information on what graduates do - www.prospects.ac.uk
  
  
• Amongst other things - a wage predictor! - www.hotcourses.co.uk
  
  
• Information on quality of education at universities - www.tqi.ac.uk
  
  
• Gap year information - www.yearoutgroup.org
  
  
• More gap year information - www.gap.org.uk
  
  
• All things concerning youngsters - www.connexions.gov.uk
  
  
• Complete student resouces - www.interstudents.co.uk
  
  
• National Union of students - www.nusonline.co.uk
  
  
• Student health matters - www.studenthealth.co.uk
  
  
• Jobs, applications, careers, CV's - www.thesite.org/workandstudy/gettingajob/applications/boostyourstudentcv
  
  
• Year in Industry - www.yini.org.uk
  
  
• UK volunteering opportunities - www.studentvol.org.uk
  
  
• Proof of age card - www.validateuk.co.uk
  
  
• Child protection information - www.childprotectionukltd.co.uk
  
  

Useful search sites:

• Searches high quality sources - www.scholar.google.com
• High quality subject gateway - www.bubl.ac.uk
• High quality subject gateway - www.rdn.ac.uk
• List of search engines - www.philb.com/whichengine.htm
• Search engine - www.metacrawler.com
• Search engine - www.webcrawler.com
• Search engine - www.ixquick.com
•  Ultimate search engine links page - www.searchenginelinks.co.uk
  
  

 Useful Contacts:

• SHELTER - Young People's Housing Services      (01452) 411080
• GDAS - Drug and Alcohol Agency                              (01452) 381166