Deciding on a course and university could be one of the most important decisions of a young person’s life and with over 50,000 courses available at more than 395 institutions in the UK, it can be incredibly daunting with students unsure of where or how to start.
The main reason for the admissions tests is to make sure you have the necessary skills to succeed on your chosen course. Some of the skills they assess aren’t necessarily covered in your academic subjects so universities need to understand how you’ll cope with this level of study.
While no one doubts that education has been disrupted, talk of using summer for catch up has made me think of the benefits and downsides of the summer break and what it is best used for.
With over 50,000 courses available at more than 395 institutions in the UK alone, it can be difficult to narrow down your options and decide which one is best for you. There are different factors to consider so here are some of the key things you may want to think about. 1. What is important
With the summer’s GCSE and A level exams cancelled for a second year running here in England, the debate about what should take their place was stoked once again. Recently, as expected, the government confirmed that teachers would be responsible for assessing all students. The ongoing difficulty of staging in-person written examinations has also given
The EtonX Resilience course was by far the most popular choice with teachers: 28% of students were given access to this course with the study skills and other ‘soft’ skills courses the next most popular.
Resilience involves two abilities: robustness – resisting being affected by difficulties, and adaptability – when we cannot help being affected, ‘bouncing back’. Resilience is sometimes defined in psychology as the ability to deal with adversity. To be resilient is to be robust and adaptable in the face of adversity. What strategies help students build resilience? Here
The skill of conducting research is an extremely useful life skill that can help students gather and analyse information, build knowledge, think critically and exercise their mind. It is a skill that benefits students beyond their academic life and enables students to understand the world around them better.
I have been trying to develop my soft skills for a long time because I was always interested in self-development and I always thought about what I can do besides studying at school or university.
Do you feel ready to enter the workforce? Do you have the right tools and the right mindset to be awesome in the workplace?