An apprenticeship is one of the oldest and most widely spread forms of learning. Every culture and civilisation has a rich tradition of young people, leaving childhood formally to work side by side with an older, wiser, skilled person to learn a trade. Often this arrangement was a “live in” situation, where young men [...]
My Christmas experiences have only ever been wonderful and it continues to be my wish that this rings true for every and anybody who celebrates Christmas. When my daughter was small, we would take great pleasure in dreaming up what to give her father, uncles, and aunties. And unbeknownst to her, she revealed her [...]
“I work all night, I work all day, to pay the bills I have to pay. Ain't it sad. And still there never seems to be a single penny left for me. That's too bad. In my dreams I have a plan…” ABBA. So what is your plan to earn post school or [...]
When it comes to post 16 options, many school leavers struggle to try to decide what to do next. There is a lot of positive propaganda surrounding the many options, and it can be difficult to discern which is right for you. With few exceptions, the majority of school leavers will opt for one [...]
Advising a teenager is never easy, even more so when the teenager is your son or daughter. As a parent, I ask myself, am I telling them the right things, am I advising them to do the things I would have done or what is best for them? Is their world so different from [...]
After all of the hard work and rigor of getting your degree, Masters or PhD, there is a special kind of irony in facing even more testing in order to get a job. Increasingly employers are deploying psychometric testing as an integral part of their hiring process; graduates and post-graduates are reasonably concerned. So [...]
Their opening argument is very impressive. In short, we the 24 elite research-intensive, world-class universities are all unique institutions that share three distinguishing characteristics; a commitment to maintaining the very best research an outstanding teaching and learning experience unrivalled links with business and the public sector It is difficult to argue against the overall [...]
On the face of things the question of choosing a course above the university might appear to be another chicken and egg dilemma; which came first or which is more important. Whilst I would love to announce that I have the definitive answer to the proverbial chicken and egg conundrum, alas I am not [...]
The education at Oxford, Cambridge and other elite universities in the UK is by in large both inspiring and of the highest quality. It’s personal, rigorous and honest. The pursuit of excellence through rigorous thought is something Oxbridge can directly cultivate for those lucky enough to enrol (matriculate) or indirectly encourage for those brave [...]
The right attitude can determine the difference between a lifetime of failures and one’s eventual success.
