There are many different types of school systems in the UK. The main two categories are mainstream schools and independent schools (also known as private schools). The most common type of mainstream schools are grammar schools, free schools and community schools. All mainstream schools will …
What is a Bursary in the UK?
Often, one of the main concerns for students in the UK is managing their finances. This is always a complicated topic. For many students, they have only recently started handling their own costs, making it even more confusing. However, there is always lots of support …
Are Universities Non-Profit Organisations?
Upon leaving university, most students believe that they will be done with the constant emails from their teachers and requests for money from the university. The sheer amount of money paid can make it confusing for students when they hear that some universities may be …
What Should You Wear to Graduation in the UK?
Graduation is for many students the most exciting part of their education journey. It is a signifier of all the hard work they have done and how much they have achieved, as well as a chance to celebrate the new experiences they have had over …
How Many Qualification Levels Are There in the UK?
In the UK, there are a vast range of different qualifications that you can get, from BTECs to HNCs to foundation degrees to apprenticeships. With so many different options, the different levels of these qualifications can easily get confused, and it can be hard to …
Top 10 Jobs for Students in the UK
Getting a job as a student can be difficult. Before even having to go through a lengthy application process, you must figure out what kinds of job are going to suit you and your studies best. On top of that, you have to figure out …
Extracurricular Activities For University
While it might seem like it, not all your university life will be taken up by work. If you’re lucky, you might even find yourself with days where you have nothing to do! That’s where extracurricular activities can be fun (and sometimes, useful). Not only …
Does America Have GCSEs?
Often, students wonder how applicable their GCSEs are to the outside world. Some students may be considering searching for work abroad, or even to pursue further education overseas. Maybe students are moving abroad anyway. A common question is if other countries also have GCSEs, or …
What is an Alumni?
Alumni is probably a term you have come across quite frequently. Going to university exposes you to many new terms, which you may not be familiar with! Alumni can definitely be seen as a new term and you may wonder what it means. It is …
How Long is a Graduation Ceremony?
A lot of people have seen the clips of graduation hats being thrown in the air, by amazed university students, dressed in their cloaks. This is a graduation ceremony, in which the students celebrate exactly that, their graduation and receive their diploma. However, which such …