When it comes to post-16 options, there are so many new and unfamiliar terms that can really confuse students. Sixth form? College? Sixth form college? With all of these, it can be difficult to know what’s what and how they relate to the stages of …
How Much Does DofE Cost?
The DofE or Duke of Edinburgh Award is often pushed as being a great opportunity that can really help to boost your CV. However, what’s often left unsaid are all the little details relating to the DofE that might help you decide if it really …
Do You Get a Maintenance Loan for a Foundation Year?
There are a whole host of different pathways into higher education, whether that’s at undergraduate or postgraduate level. One undergraduate pathway is a foundation year: a single year of full-time study that you can take before you pursue a full-time bachelor’s degree. For undergraduate degrees, …
NCFE Qualification Levels 1-4 | What are They Equivalent To?
As learning becomes more accessible, there are more pathways opening up to students every single day – one of these pathways is through NCFE. NCFE gives students the chance to earn qualifications in a wide variety of subject areas including core skills like English, Maths …
What is NCFE and is it a Recognised Qualification?
If you’re a student who has recently been considering their education and employment options, you may have come across the term ‘NCFE’ before. There are lots of institutions and organisations who have a lot of influence on education in the UK, with NCFE being one …
How Important are Year 6 SATs?
As a student or parent, you will probably have heard of the SATs before, but you may not know much about them beyond being exams at the end of primary school. Primary schools and secondary schools in England will usually place a lot of emphasis …
Are Year 6 SATs Compulsory?
The SATs (also known as the national curriculum tests) are the first major examinations young students have to sit in their early education. As such, there can be many anxieties around them, for both students and parents alike – one of them being whether or …
Do Oxbridge Care About Extracurriculars?
Oxbridge – the name generally used for the universities of Oxford and Cambridge – are arguably the two most prestigious universities in the UK, and there are a number of ways they differ from the normal university experience. This goes all the way from the …
What Does the DofE Award Entail?
The Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) award is a common extracurricular for students in the UK, normally from Year 10 onwards. It’s therefore likely that you will have heard people talk about this award, maybe in relation to putting it on a CV, or completing one …
BMAT vs UCAT | What’s The Difference And Which Is Harder?
If you are thinking about university applications, you may have heard of abbreviations like the BMAT and UCAT. These are both admissions tests used by universities in the UK for applicants who want to study medicine. Each year, thousands of students sit these exams, but …