Due to the confusion found by many students in the UK moving into further education, the government has made the decision to reform the options post-GCSE. This decision has come with a new qualification: T-Levels. However, the next question for thousands of 16-year-olds across the …
BTEC vs A-Level: Pros and Cons for 2022
After leaving school, there are many different options and routes that you can take regarding your education and future career path. For many students, there is a high possibility that college or sixth-form is the ideal choice for you. This is where you will typically …
10 Tips to Help Budget as a Student
Being a university student tends to be very expensive, so it is important to save money at the same time. Unfortunately, budgeting can be hard, especially with all of the temptations that come with university. Even when you are at college, money can become tighter …
T-Levels vs BTECs – Pros and Cons
Further education in the UK is a complex system as there are so many options available to students post-16, two of which are BTECs and T-Levels. Although most students assume that A-Levels are the next step after finishing their GCSEs, there are so many more …
How are T-Levels Assessed?
As a very new qualification, many students can be very confused by T-Levels. One of the most common questions is how T-Levels are assessed. It can be hard to find out information about them when they have still not been taken by many students. Many …
How Many Vocational Courses Can You Take?
Unlike more traditional qualifications, a vocational course will prepare you directly for a specific trade. This trade can be a craft, such as jewellery-making or metalwork. These will typically be non-academic and you will have to do more practical activities. They can be more professional …
Are T-Levels Replacing BTECs?
In the UK, around 260,000 students are enrolled to the huge variety of BTEC qualifications available as part of their studies in further education. However, recent discussions have made clear that the government hopes to remove several of these qualifications. Many across the UK are …
Are GCSEs Compulsory?
GCSEs are the first official national exams written by school pupils. For some they are the bane of their existence. Must every high school child write these exams in Year 11? GCSEs are generally always a basic requirement for getting a job, this makes them …
What is a University Degree?
Degrees can be daunting and sound very confusing, especially if you are new to university study. There are a range of degrees at different academic levels and at which students can gain many different qualifications. If you are a student looking to study at university …
What Are Vocational Courses?
When considering what you want to study at any level it is important that you know about all your options. It is likely that at some point you have considered which academic subjects suit you best, which ones you like, which ones you don’t and …