Our mission
To make higher education reachable for UK students of every background, by giving clear advice on courses, applications and funding — and by never over-promising an outcome.
About NextStep Educare
A London consultancy for home students: course choice, UCAS applications, student finance and Clearing.
Who we are
Advising UK home students since 2015
NextStep Educare Ltd is a UK-registered education consultancy. We help students applying from the UK get into university: choosing the course, completing the UCAS application, sorting out Student Finance England, and dealing with results day if things do not go to plan.
We deliberately do not try to be everything to everyone. We do not run study-abroad or visa-driven applications. We concentrate on the domestic route — including the routes people assume are closed to them, like Access courses, foundation years and top-up degrees.
Our advisers know two things well: the entry requirements of the universities we work with, and how student finance actually behaves when your household income is not straightforward.
Our vision
To be the consultancy UK families recommend to each other, because the advice was honest and the paperwork was done properly.
Our values
Integrity, excellence, student-centricity, innovation and commitment: transparent processes, ethical practice, and the student's interest ahead of any commission.
Our journey
Our growth story
- 2015 — Foundation
NextStep Educare Ltd is established in London to give students honest advice about applying to university. - 2017 — Wider subject coverage
The team grows into health, nursing, business and computing applications. - 2020 — Milestone
More than 3,000 students helped into higher education, with funding applications handled end to end. - 2026 — Today
50+ partner universities and specialist support for mature, part-time and access-route applicants.
What we do
Services
Course and university choice
We match your grades and UCAS points to courses that will actually make you an offer, with entry requirements in plain numbers.
UCAS application
Five choices, deadline planning, the three-part personal statement, references and every form checked before it is submitted.
Student finance
Tuition fee and maintenance loan applications, household income evidence, care-leaver and independent-student cases — and what to do when a payment goes wrong.
Clearing and results day
If results do not land as planned, we work the Clearing lines with you and find the best course still taking applications.
Routes without A-levels
Access to Higher Education diplomas, foundation years, HND and top-up routes for students and adults returning to study.
Health and nursing funding
NHS Learning Support Fund claims alongside your student finance: training grant, specialist subject payment and placement costs.
Why NextStep Educare
Built around home students
UCAS, Student Finance England and the courses you can actually get into — that is the whole job.
Home students only
We work with students applying from the UK, so everything is built around UCAS, Student Finance England and the courses you can realistically get into.
University partnerships
Direct relationships with 50+ universities, so we check the entry requirements for the current cycle instead of guessing.
Funding done properly
Student finance, household income evidence, NHS Learning Support Fund and care-leaver rules — checked before the form goes in.
One adviser end to end
The person who answers your first question still knows your file when your place is confirmed.
Student stories
What our students say
★★★★★
I had no idea where to start with UCAS or student finance. They explained the whole thing, checked my personal statement and I ended up with two offers for the course I actually wanted.
LucyUniversity of South Wales
★★★★★
They told me honestly that my grades were not enough for my first choice, then found me a foundation year route at a university I love. Nothing was sugar-coated.
LorraineUniversity of Roehampton
★★★★★
As a mature student I thought it was too late for me. They sorted out my access course, my funding and the application — and I started the following September.
AlinaUniversity of Bedfordshire
Not sure which route fits?
Send us your qualifications and what you want to study. You will get a straight answer about your options, and it costs nothing to ask.