When studying A-Levels at sixth form or college, students typically take 3 or sometimes even 4 different subjects. Since this is considered the “norm”, many universities often base their entry requirements off these standards, sometimes even specifying the specific grade combinations they expect. However, it’s …
What Happens If You Leave School Before 18?
Like virtually everything else surrounding education, the rules around leaving school early can be confusing—especially since policies vary across the UK. With such differing, and sometimes, conflicting regulations, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, confused, and unsure about what applies to you. That’s why, in this …
75+ A-Level Geography Investigation NEA Ideas
A-Level coursework is one of the most interesting and stressful parts of an A-Level course: you finally get to have control over what you research and write about…but where do you start? An NEA or Independent Investigation is completely your own research report. Besides all …
How Does Turnitin Detect Plagiarism? Everything Students Should Know
If you’re a university student with lots of assignments, you’ve probably heard of Turnitin. If not, don’t worry—you’ll be familiar with it by the end of this article. Turnitin is one of the most popular tools for plagiarism detection, not just in the UK but …
The 10 Hardest A-Level Subjects (Ranked for 2025)
Upon reaching the A-Level stage you realise just how vast the range of subjects you can study is. Not only that but now you have the complete choice to study what you want without being restricted by compulsory subjects. There a several ways that you …
UK Student Discount Cards | TOTUM, UNiDAYS & More Explained
As a student, you may quickly find that your coins can be spread rather thin. This is especially true if you’re living away from home and managing rent, bills and other daily costs. Not to mention how getting to and from your school or campus, …
What is a TEFL qualification?
There are many different qualifications in a range of different forms and subject areas. Some of these are academic and in subjects you expect such maths and science subjects. However, there are also a wide range of qualification that come with more practical uses and …
What is a Cambridge Pre-U?
After finishing your GCSEs or equivalent qualifications, there are a wide range of different routes you can go down. You could continue studying, start working full-time or part-time or combine these by doing an apprenticeship. Even if you do decide to continue studying, you will …
What are hard skills for students?
If you’ve been looking at applications, whether academic or for a job, you may have seen that they often require you to talk about your skills. The term “skills” in itself is incredibly broad, but there are two subcategories that we can break this down …
20+ IRP ideas for A-Level Spanish
Once you get your head around the Spanish language, one of the most difficult parts about doing A-Level Spanish is the Independent Research Project (IRP), at least it was for me. If having to speak for that long wasn’t bad enough, you still have to …