Making a major change in your career can be quite daunting at first, particularly if it’s something you’ve been looking to do for a while. With the current climate, some careers in industries such as events and hospitality are at a threat and it might be time to start considering changing your career path. Rebecca […]
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Industries that are looking promising for 2021
Although we’ve hit a very difficult year with many industries being hit by the pandemic and reducing significantly in size, there are a number of different industries that have expanded and are actually thriving despite the current climate. We spoke to Rebecca from SimkissGuy recruitment. They have spotted this massive shift and if you’ve had […]
Work Life Week 2020 – are we living to work, or working to live?
The average UK employee will spend around 85,000 hours at work during their lifetime – that’s just under ten years*! Globally this number is on the rise, so it’s no surprise that having a healthy work life balance is becoming essential to employed people and their employers – perhaps even more so for those with […]
Why lifelong learning is so important
Lifelong learning is the process of gaining knowledge and learning new skills throughout your entire life. Many people continue their education for personal development and fulfillment, while others see it as a significant step toward career advancement. We have a natural curiousity to learn new things. This is part of what it means to be […]
A Day in the Life of a Teaching Assistant – Marie's Story
A teaching assistant is a vital role within the school community. They assist the teacher with daily classroom and teaching responsibilities, and also act as a role model to children and help to educate the future generations. Marie Copeland has been a teaching assistant for 20 years. She loves the job and wants to tell […]
Study Techniques to help you ace your GCSE and A levels
Tips from Open Study College student Elizabeth Reilly. I have been studying for exams for the past 10 years now. I have done GCSE’s, A levels, University exams and even apprenticeship exams and coursework. I have finally found the tried and tested techniques that really work. Here are my 5 tips on study skills to […]
National Payroll Week – change your career and join a growing industry
As it is National Payroll Week, we are celebrating and raising awareness of the growing profession… What is payroll? Payroll is a word many of us hear on a monthly basis. Every payday at the end of the month, we receive our hard-earned wages. They magically appear in our bank accounts or pay packets, but […]
GCSE Resits 2020: Can I retake my GCSEs?
It has been a strange and difficult year for pupils and students across the world with schools and colleges closing and exams getting cancelled. This year, your GCSE grades will be based on centre-based predicted grades. This means that teachers will have submitted a predicted grade based on work and assessments submitted throughout the year. […]
A Levels and GCSEs 2020, what are my options?
This year has been a difficult year for everyone. We’ve never experienced anything like this before so if you have just received your A Level results or are awaiting your GCSEs, we can understand it may be an even more anxious time for you. Due to the pandemic, all exams were cancelled and this year, instead of results from exams, you will have […]
How Beth changed her path and ignited a passion for chemistry
For Open Study College student Beth, she followed a path she felt she was stuck on, doing a university course she didn’t enjoy, but after finding out she had a borderline ovarian tumour she decided to change the path she was on and studied GCSE chemistry with us. Beth tells us how choosing to study […]