UCAS FoundationsBuilding your shortlist

Why this matters

Year 12 students learn to research universities and courses with rigour: UCAS, Discover Uni, league tables, NSS scores, graduate outcomes (LEO data), entry requirements. They build a 12-course shortlist they'll narrow through the year.

Learning objectives

By the end of this lesson

I can use UCAS, Discover Uni and Chapter Course Search

I can read NSS scores, LEO data and entry requirements

I can build a 12-course shortlist with deliberate range

ActivityActivity 1: Source tour

On your own15 min

10-min tour of UCAS, Discover Uni, Chapter Course Search, league tables. What each is good for.

ActivityActivity 2: Shortlist build

On your own30 min

Live session in Chapter Course Search. 12 courses, with reasons for each.

ActivityActivity 3: Range check

On your own15 min

3 aspirational, 6 realistic, 3 safe. Adjust shortlist. Save.

Success criteria

How we'll know it worked

12-course shortlist saved in Chapter

Three 'aspirational' + six 'realistic' + three 'safe' identified

Chapter Student Game

Action

Build your 12-course shortlist in Chapter Course Search

Skills: Problem Solving, Planning

Save your 12-course shortlist to Chapter. You'll narrow it through the year.

What's next

Encourage range - 3 aspirational, 6 realistic, 3 safe. Use Chapter Course Search for filtering.