Apparently a recent study shows that gadget addiction is bad for pupils spelling and concentration. Research was conducted on 267 pupils aged from 11 to 18, all Internet and mobile phone user. 63% were feeling addicted to Internet and 53% to their mobile phone.
Dr Nada Kakabadse from the research team said new technoligies like mobile [...]
I think we have established that getting a good education means that people can give themselves a better start in life. However, there is help out there for people who perhaps did not enjoy school and therefore did not achieve the results they were capable of the first time round.
With the age of the internet [...]
Figures from this years A-level results showed that the number of A grades achieved by privately educated students increased by more than two percent this year. This increase was at least twice that achieved in state comprehensives, grammar schools of colleges across the country. The number of entries from students in private education who were [...]
Keeping with the topic of students in education, the government is encouraging us to continue learning throughout our lives, but this can be very difficult to achieve in today’s day and age, particularly with the recession.
Part time students make up approximately one third of the undergraduate numbers, and there have been calls recently to give [...]
A-level results were released today. Sixth Formers have received a record number of A-level passes. However many will be faced with a mad scramble to find places through the clearing system in its most competitive year. The University admissions service has advised that 135,114 students are eligible for clearing this year, but only 22,000 places [...]
Facts produced today show that’s a diploma is more expensive than sitting GCSEs or A-levels. On average Schools are paying £52 per entry to exam boards whereas the cost of entering for a foundation diploma costs £179.91. So therefore the cost doing five GCSEs is £127.80. I know that pupils do tend to more GCSEs [...]
I don’t know about anyone else but I absolutely hated writing my dissertation at University. I can’t stress this enough I would have really appreciated help as it’s the getting started that’s the worse bit. All you can focus on is the blank page in front of you and the 10’0000000000 (slight exaggeration) that you [...]
When I was at School I always found it extremely hard to get my head around revision. No matter how I planned I always seemed to get myself into a real pickle.
My niece has just done her GCSE’s and with her help I put together the tips below to help revision alittle easier.
Make sure you [...]
