27th May 20 Why is Distance Learning Better Than a Regular Course? Many of us considering a return to education can be uncomfortable at the thought of going into a classroom environment again. Meaning the thought...
19th May 20 How is Online Learning Useful? Online learning provides anyone wanting to gain qualifications or new skills, access to dozens of different courses. Ranging from Access to HE...
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6th May 20 How to Become a Scientist without A Levels It’s always a contentious thing to say that a certain subject or profession is more important than others. But the sciences are most certainly...
4th May 20 Is Online Education as Good as Bricks and Mortar? Traditional educational institutions such as schools and colleges provide children with the knowledge they need in order to succeed. Pupils are...
27th April 20 Is Distance Learning Worth It? Thousands of people embark on distance learning courses every year. Over 20,000 alone complete Access to Higher Education Diplomas and go on to...
13th April 20 Routes into Higher Education For some of us, the option of going into Higher Education was never really an option at all. Through circumstances, finances or perhaps not enough...
8th April 20 What is Distance Education Distance education is – as its name suggests – the education of students who don’t attend a physical educational institute. In other words,...
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22nd October 19 How Becoming a Mentor Can Boost Your Career From workplace schemes to life mentoring sessions, you’ve probably heard about mentoring in some context or another and the benefits mentees can...
11th October 19 Tackling Imposter Syndrome Have you ever been given a task at work and felt like you were not qualified to do it? Or that you’re not worthy of the promotion or...
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19th July 19 Functional Skills: Do You Know Your Timings? If you want to go to university, your end goal is likely to access a gated career that requires a certain level of training and education before...
14th June 19 How Functional Skills Can Help You Get Into University What do people who aspire to become a Nurse, Doctor, Lawyer or Psychologist all have in common? They all need a university degree to secure...
11th June 19 Changes to Functional Skills: What You Need to Know The Functional Skills standards changed on 1st September 2019. These changes were made in response to feedback from employers about the sort of...
