UCAS PROGRESS 2015 ENTRY STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

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1 UCAS PROGRESS 2015 ENTRY STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE 1. Logging in and out Go to From the UCAS Progress homepage go to the top righthand corner and enter your username and password. This will take you to your own individual homepage. If you have forgotten your password there is a Forgotten password link at the side of the log in boxes. An address must be added to the account to retrieve a password (USE YOUR SCHOOL E- MAIL) 2. Managing Your Account Click Account on the UCAS Progress homepage. On this page you can edit your username and password. The username must be between six and 256 characters and may contain letters, numbers or a select few characters (@.-_). Your password must be between six and 20 characters and contain at least one letter and one symbol or a number. When you have finished the updates click Save.

2 3. Completing Your Profile 3.1 Summary Click Profile on the UCAS Progress Home Page. On this page you can see a summary of your profile. As you fill in and save each section the boxes will change to 'complete'. You can also view the entire profile by clicking on the blue box. 3.2 Personal Information Click Personal Information' and 'contact details' on the UCAS Progress Profile Page. On these pages you can enter all of your personal information and contact details (some have been entered for you already by school). You can keep saving your personal information by clicking on the blue box. WAIT until all the information is correct and complete before clicking on the green box.

3 3.3 Qualifications Click Qualifications on the UCAS Progress Profile Page and click to check qualifications. All qualifications will be uploaded in bulk and this area of the profile will be locked. If you see an error or wish to amend information on this page please see Mr Power. 3.4 Work History Click Work History on the UCAS Progress Profile Page and click 'start adding your work history'. On the next screen, add the employers name, your job title, start and end date, type of work (full/part time or work experience) and a brief description of your duties. Once you have added all of your qualifications click 'I have added all of my work history' at the bottom of the screen.

4 3.5 Personal Statement Click Personal Statement' on the UCAS Progress Profile Page. You will have saved your personal statement on a word document in tutor time. This should now be copied and pasted into the blank box.. You can keep saving your personal statement by clicking on the blue box. WAIT until all the information is correct and complete before clicking on the green box. 3.6 Reference The reference section will be completed by your form tutor so you will not need to add anything to this page.

5 4.The Search Click 'Home' to return to the search page. From here you can then select: the furthest distance you would like to travel to study the age range of the courses you would like to search for. You can either type in the course (or subject) you are interested in, or the provider where you would like to study or both. The site will then return results linked to the choices you have made. When you search for a course or provider, they will initially be displayed in a list format. The results are displayed with the courses or provider nearest to your search location at the top of the list. From this page you can choose to view: courses searched for provider results a map view displaying all providers in your location. You can also filter your results by: provider type course level course type start date. Once you have found the course of your choice click 'add to favourites'

6 All courses added to the favourites can be viewed by clicking on the 'Favourites' at the top of the screen. 5. The Application Click 'Applications' on the UCAS Progress Home Page. When you are ready to apply click on 'Start a new application'.

7 Click on each provider in turn to complete the application process. You can apply for up to 3 sixth form schools and plus college courses. You will get the opportunity to change the order of the sixth form schools at a later stage but it is suggested that you apply in the order of preference now to avoid confusion. You can change the order of your chosen courses by clicking the 'Move up' and 'Move down' tabs. Once you have done this make sure you confirm the course preference order before moving on.

8 When you return to the applications tab your applications will be saved in draft. CHANGE THE ORDER OF PREFERENCE HERE IF THE PROVIDERS ARE IN THE WRONG ORDER. In the final stage of your application you will be asked to answer some additional questions. Once you have done this and your full profile is complete the 'Submit this application' will appear blue and you will be able to click to send off the application. You can keep checking on UCAS Progress for any messages from providers or to check on the status of your application.

9 Online Careers Advice ALL STUDENTS IN YEAR 11 WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS POST 16 OPTIONS WITH THE SCHOOL'S CAREERS ADVISER, MYRA LITTLE, FROM SHEFFIELD FUTURES BUT FURTHER ADVICE CAN BE FOUND ON THESE WEBSITES IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT UCAS PROGRESS OR POST 16 INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT Mr Power