These resources showcase to students the range of opportunities available to them at university and aim to embed careers advice into the curriculum. Our 'Crack the Code' resources have been developed specifically for the LUDUS programme and is a challenge based series of activities for your students.

Activity Overview

Created by º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ academic staff, PhD students and alumni, these free resources have been designed to complement the key stage 4 curriculum and can be delivered in school flexibly - either as part of the curriculum or as extra-curricular activities. 

HE Unboxed aims to help students explore different subject, career and skill areas in greater detail and from varied angles.  Overall, leading to a better understanding of the opportunities studying at university can offer. 

Crack the code

Crack the Code

A series of activities focused on a challenge for students to solve.

Success in a box

Success in a Box

Resources focused on showcasing future career options.
Subject in a box

Subject in a Box

Subject specific activities to compliment the curriculum.

Skills in a box

Skills in a Box

Skills-based resources, designed to develop soft skills.
HE Unboxed Global

HE Unboxed Global

HE Unboxed Global is the strand of HE Unboxed that enables participants to explore an array of free virtual resources for teaching staff to download and run in their own classrooms as part of an agreed curriculum.

How does it work?

You can book the resources via our dedicated HE Unboxed website.  Once booked, Subject, Skills and Success resources are couriered out to schools directly, with the boxes containing everything teaching staff need to deliver the session. Global resources are sent via WeTransfer for teaching staff to download and use as part of a lesson.

Activity Benefits

  • These resources have been verified by the Careers Enterprise Company as meeting Gatsby Benchmarks 1, 4 and 7 (see below).
  • Each box contains a careers card detailing what this subject covers at university, what A-levels/further qualifications they would need to access this course, as well as information on what careers students who study this course progress onto. 
  • These resources provide teaching staff with flexibility and can be used as part of a curriculum or as an extra-curricular activity. They are also scalable and can be delivered to entire year groups if necessary.
  • All of the resources through HE Unboxed are free for schools. 

Gatsby Benchmarks

These resources have been verified by the Careers and Enterprise Company as meeting Gatsby Benchmarks (1) A stable careers programme (4) Linking curriculum learning to careers and (7) Encounters with Further and Higher Education