CAO 2020: Top tips when making an application

President of the Institute of Guidance Counsellors Beatrice Dooley shares her top tips on making a CAO application

15 January 2020

Most secondary school students will have met their guidance counsellor in recent months to go through the process of identifying suitable courses, and may have completed interest inventories in their career classes.

However, if you are still unsure:

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