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Clearing 2027: a free printable guide for schools and careers advisers
A one-page A4 guide to UCAS Clearing 2027 for students, parents, teachers and careers advisers. It is free to print, copy and share, and a QR code links students to the full guide and free tools.
Checked against official sources on 25 September 2026.
Free Clearing tools: Am I in Clearing? · Call planner · Call tracker · Countdown to results day
Download the one-page guide
PDF, A4, one page. Checked against UCAS, JCQ, Qualifications Scotland, Ofqual and GOV.UK on 25 September 2026.
Download the PDF Open it in your browserWhat the guide covers
- Key dates for 2027 entry, including Scottish results day (10 August 2027), A level results day (12 August 2027) and the last date to add a Clearing choice (18 October 2027).
- Who can use Clearing, including international, EU and Scottish students.
- How to apply through Clearing in seven steps.
- What to have ready for calls to universities.
- The rules that catch students out: one Clearing choice at a time, Decline my place cannot be undone, firm and insurance cannot be swapped after results, and student finance is not linked to UCAS.
- What to do after missing offer grades, including priority reviews and appeals.
Ways to use it
- Hand it out with UCAS application sessions in the autumn, and again before results day.
- Put it in results day packs, or on the wall of the careers office.
- Add it to your school or college website, virtual learning environment or parents' newsletter.
- Share it with students who apply late or are thinking about Clearing from the start.
Text you can paste into a newsletter or website
Clearing 2027: be ready before results day. Clearing opens on 2 July 2027, and A level results day is 12 August 2027 (Scottish results: 10 August). Be University Wise has a free one-page guide to Clearing, plus an “Am I in Clearing?” checker, a phone-call planner and a call tracker: https://bewiseapps.com/university-wise/clearing/
Free tools for your students
- Am I in Clearing? checker
- Clearing call planner: builds a printable phone script
- Clearing call tracker: kept on the student's own device
- Results day checklist (printable)
The tools run in the browser. Nothing students type is sent to us.
Terms of use
You may print, copy and share the guide free of charge, including in school and college materials. Please do not change its content, and keep the Be Wise name and the link. We update the guide when official dates or rules change, so linking to this page keeps you on the latest version.
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Sources
- UCAS: dates and deadlines for 2027 entry
- UCAS: What is Clearing?
- JCQ: key dates, June 2027 exams
- Qualifications Scotland: exam timetable and results day 2027
Quick answers
Is there a printable Clearing guide for schools?
Yes. Be University Wise has a free one-page A4 guide to UCAS Clearing 2027 that schools, colleges and careers advisers may print, copy and share.
Can I share the Clearing guide with students and parents?
Yes. You may print, copy and share it free of charge, including on school websites and in newsletters, as long as you do not change its content.