31 July 2025

Statement and reference

The Statement and reference tab details the personal statement and references of the applicant.

For UCAS applications only. From September 2026, statements will consist of answers to the following questions:

  1. Why do you want to study this course or subject?

  2. How have your qualifications and studies helped you to prepare for this course or subject?

  3. What else have you done to prepare outside of education, and why are these experiences useful?

Applications can have up to three active referee or reference records, which are indicated with status Current and are specific to a statement type, such as 1, 2, or 3. Any other records are marked as Historic. When an applicant provides details, if a record with that statement type already exists, the new record becomes Current and the previous record becomes Historic.

Reference information is as follows:

  • Referee Name, Address, Primary contact number, Email, and Post within their organisation, such as Teacher.
  • Referee relationship to the applicant, such as Former teacher or Former employer.
  • Details of the referee's Reference.
  • Predicted grades of the applicant.
  • Updated date when the reference was created or most recently edited.

Actions you can perform:

  • Add the first reference: select Add reference or the add record button. After adding the first reference, select the add reference button or the add record button to add another.
  • Update the statement or reference: select the edit record button or go to ⋮ and then select Edit.