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Government & Politics A Level And Beyond

Dosser's Dream or Prep for PPE?

  Let's face it, the social sciences seem to have received something of a reputation in recent years for not being quite as 'hard-core' as the more traditional subjects, particularly the natural sciences. Social sciences in secondary education generally appear to have been cast as the very epitome of all that is wrong with today's school [...]

The Additional Further Maths A level

Are you enjoying your modular A Level Maths and Further Maths? Why not take it all the way and get the Additional Further Maths qualification too? Whereas doing Maths and Further Maths is very common in UK schools, few students endeavour to complete all the modules and obtain a third qualification. This is an excellent chance to stand out on your [...]

Applying For Classics At Oxbridge

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4 Questions you Should Ask Yourself to Make you Stand out at Interview

Interviews are shrouded with much unnecessary and apocryphal guff - academics are not sadists who take unusual pleasure in watching bright 18 year olds embarrass themselves and feel insignificant. Interviews are an opportunity to find out more about you than the narrow constraints of [...]

Revision Tips During Term Time

Flash Cards

Study apps and new computer programs can be great for last minute studying, but as I always say, “if it isn’t broken, why fix it?” and study techniques are one thing where I truly believe the old methods are often the best! I have always found making and studying with flashcards to be the best way to commit information to [...]

Choosing The Right Path For University

It’s easy to be swept away by the excitement of applying to university, and sometimes that tunnel-vision focus –no matter where you go, or even what you study, so long as you get those UCAS offers rolling in – may lead to regret. With the benefit of hindsight, many students may wish they’d taken a step back and thought more [...]

History Of Art Goes Pop

This current exhibitionThe World Goes Pop at the Tate Modern is an excellent analytical survey exhibition that explains the global spread of the art movement known as Pop Art, started in the USA, had on the global art scene, not only during the 1960’s but since. Where normally we are left with images such as Lichtenstein’s Wham [...]

The Universal Value Of An Education In Philosophy

Philosophical circles can get quite defensive about the value that an education in this field has to the wider world. On one side you’ll find the pragmatics: extolling the value of a fundamental grounding in logic to the corporate, and specifically financial, world. On the other side you’ll find the academics: extolling the virtue of an education in itself. I [...]

Why Charm Is The Key To Good Communication

The ability to talk to others with ease and fluency is a valuable skill and one that can open many doors. Communicating one-to-one is something we give little thought to; whether swapping stories with a friend or discussing a project with a colleague we have evolved socially over many years to be comfortable talking to our peers and those we [...]

How To Secure Your Dream Real Estate Job

  At university you will find that some students naturally are very good at securing employment. I was not one of them and because of that I gained tremendous amount from the job interview experience. Before jumping into the deep end and applying for copious amount of applications and receiving rejections and wondering why it is not working, take a step back [...]

Oxbridge Interviews: How To Present An Argument

When preparing students for Oxbridge interviews, most school teachers will rattle off a few pieces of advice. One I heard all the time was, “it’s about the way you think, not about knowledge”. Back in my A level year, I found this statement to be frustratingly vague. What’s the right way to think? Given that each person thinks in a different [...]