News & Updates
The latest home learning news articles.
Not tonight dear, I'm distance learning
It can be hard to study when your partner is about. Husbands, wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, they often fail to understand why their other half is so engrossed in their learning - particularly when they are studying during their precious spare ti...
Adults 'also benefit from learning'
It is damaging to assume that people can only be educated during their first twenty years of life, an interesting article in the Financial Times has claimed. ...
Summer studying stressing students?
Many of those families with teenage children will be watching their loved ones prepare for their GCSE or A-level exams over the next few months. It can be a trying time for candidates - the pressure builds up until it seems that nothing ...
Social benefits of adult learning
One of the benefits of returning to learning is that the subjects studied can help people in their everyday lives as well as within their careers or their ongoing academic ambitions. In fact, using the skills gained from studies in every...
On the importance of IT
The DirectGov pages have a considerable amount of advice geared towards adults considering returning to learning, covering everything from...
Home learning: The Three Ds
Returning to learning as an adult takes a certain amount of grit. It can initially seem hard to commit to studying, particularly for those who did not enjoy school. However, it is never is difficult as it may at first seem and the resulting reward...
Online study with additional security
Many of our students take advantage of our internet facilities. We offer web-based tutor support, internet enrolment and - for our keenest PC users - all our courses are available completely online....
Working amid the household chaos
When someone refers to their work/life balance, it usually means they want to protect their free time from the demands of the workplace, perhaps to spend more time with their family. However, for people seeking to study or run a business from home...
Mothers 'disadvantaged' by family commitments
Women are often unable to devote extra hours to their jobs once they become mothers, a report has revealed. A study recently conducted by the TUC found that women without children are more likely to work additional unpaid hours. ...
Staff support secures student success
Tutors can provide their students with useful careers advice and guidance which can be enormously valuable once they have finished gaining their qualification. In fact, having access to such expertise is another benefit of formal study a...
