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Reporting and advocacy

How to champion the role of counsellors in institutions and externally with employers as producers of top talent.

How a one-page report helps shape our department

It’s easy to assume that a report to SLT has to capture all the nuances of your role. In fact, brevity is vital

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Why university admissions data tells an important story

Every school has years’ worth of Ucas outcomes – but we tend only to look at last year’s data. This means we miss the bigger picture

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Confetti and condolences: how to celebrate students’ success

As university offers come in, how schools choose to celebrate student triumphs – or not – can offer an insight into institutional priorities

How to advocate for your students

Advocacy means fighting for your students – standing up for their rights, needs and well-being wherever necessary

How to advocate and develop the counsellor role

Use this plan to highlight the role of the counsellor in your school and advocate for the role with senior leadership teams

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How to cope in a school with high turnover of counselling staff

High turnover rates in the counselling department can create additional workload for the counsellors who remain. But there are ways of mitigating this

How – and why – to create a student-led careers podcast

An in-school podcast series offers students and the wider community real-world careers insight – without overburdening the timetable

How to use offer data effectively in university counselling

As a counsellor, you are gatekeeper to a data set that is particularly valuable for your school

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Why counsellors should be making friends and influencing people

Networking is an essential skill for school counsellors. But how do we form those networks, and with whom?

Why counsellors need to know about Project Access

We can spread the word about Project Access in our networks, so that low-income and underrepresented students are encouraged to apply for its mentorship programme

How to increase the time your school allocates for university counselling

Schools tend to prioritise academic subjects, often struggling to allocate sufficient time for counselling. How do you overcome this?

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Why – and how – the counselling team and school marketing department should work together

By working with the school’s marketing team, college counsellors can simultaneously enhance the reputation of their school and celebrate their students’ successes

Counselling resource: Third Thursday

On the third Thursday of every month, a group of counsellors from all over the world gathers on Zoom to share their questions and bounce ideas off each other

Why students from smaller countries should matter to US universities

We should be advocating for US universities to recruit students from smaller nations with strong educational standards and motivated school counsellors

Can you be an effective counsellor if you’re also head of sixth form?

As head of sixth form, you may feel like there are never enough hours in the day – let alone time to carve out space for effective university counselling. But it is possible