Many young people have misconceptions about higher education (HE). Some have prejudices about HE students and university or college life. The following activities have been designed to help you examine those misapprehensions and explore the different higher education options, including the range of qualifications and institutions.

Factsheet 1 provides a good overview of higher education, and there are also activities to help your students learn about the realities of life at a higher education institution and get to grips with some of the terminology.