We know this aspect of the UCAS application attracts a lot of attention (including in a recent HEPI Debate Paper), and we have been carrying out widespread engagement to determine its value and whether it can be enhanced by changes. Of these, the key area I want to highlight is personal statements.
Through these upcoming reforms, we aim to introduce greater personalisation for students making post-secondary choices, give more structure to free text sections of the UCAS application (specifically, the academic reference and personal statement), enhance visibility of the range of grade profiles and deliver new initiatives to support further widening access and participation. This means that, as the central admissions service, we have fantastic insight into students’ behaviour and how they navigate their options. We have **TODAY** published a new report, Future of Undergraduate Admissions , which outlines five key areas of immediate focus.Įach year, UCAS supports over 1.5 million students to explore opportunities and over 700,000 students from 200 countries and territories around the world to apply to higher education in the UK. The report was informed by the voices of 13,000 students and outlined a student-centred programme of reform.īuilding on those findings, we have continued our engagement with the sector on reforming and improving admissions, recognising that while the Department for Education opted not to progress with post-qualification admissions at that time, the consultation revealed appetite across all four parts of the UK for alternative approaches to innovation.
We first published areas for improvement in our Reimagining UK Admissions report, released in April 2021. Over the past three years, we have been working to develop and deliver new improvements to provide a more flexible system for all when exploring and connecting to choices. As an independent charity, fair admissions, transparency and putting applicants’ best interests at the heart of the system are absolutely central to our role.
HEPI’s recent paper on reforming UCAS personal statements is here.Īt UCAS, we are continually working to improve the admissions service to serve applicants better and broaden participation for all students, whether pursuing a traditional undergraduate degree or an apprenticeship.
This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Kim Eccleston, Head of Strategy and Reform – Strategy, Policy and Public Affairs, at UCA S.
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