How to tackle a blank page? – Creative writing online with NEC One of the best parts about creative writing as a hobby is that you can do it from anywhere – all you need is something to write with (laptop, notepad and pen, a typewriter if you’re feeling particularly vintage!) One of the most […]
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We’re here for you – NEC price reduction
The offers listed on this page have now expired. For the latest information on our fees and services, including special offers if we are running them, please visit our fee information page. The National Extension College was set up in 1963 to help widen participation in education and we understand the important contribution we can […]
Coronavirus (COVID 19) – important update
The offers listed on this page have now expired. For the latest information on our fees and services, including special offers if we are running them, please visit our fee information page. Following the recent government announcement regarding coronavirus, we wanted to take this opportunity to update you on the steps that NEC is taking to […]
What is your career path?
With over 55 years’ experience helping people of all ages gain qualifications and meet their career aspirations, we know how important it is to make the most of opportunities and resources. National Careers Week (NCW) celebrates and promotes free resources and careers guidance in educational institutions across the UK. Focusing on careers guidance at this […]
What is the best way to revise for exams?
How do you get the best out of your revision? How do you avoid common mistakes? How do you perfect your exam technique? With over 55 years’ experience helping students achieve valuable qualifications, we understand how stressful exams can be. That is why we’ve put together a useful guide of where to get started with […]
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
The International Day of Women and Girls in Science was set up in 2015 to advocate for gender equality within the sciences and highlight pressing scientific issues that affect the world as a whole. This year’s theme; “Investment in Equality in Science, Technology and Innovation in the Digitalization Era for Inclusive Green Growth with special […]
“If you can read the world around you, you can change the world around you.”
Art history has long had an undeserved reputation as something for the privileged. However, in today’s increasingly visual world, it is more important than ever. From Instagram to advertising, Netflix to magazines, we absorb images often without giving any critical thought to what we are seeing. Studying art history shows us how to read images, […]
A home educator’s journey – Part 10: “You have nothing to lose and everything to gain”
In part 10 of our ‘home educator’s journey’ series, Lucy discusses how the self study skills she developed through NEC prepared her well for sixth form. As a home educated student I have used NEC to study for GCSE sociology and maths. Over the last year I have used their online programmes and sat the […]
Guest article: “An A level in art history can open up many possibilities”
No-one ever told me that there was a subject called ‘art history’ when I was at my school in Yorkshire, I had to wait until I discovered it at University. I changed my degree choice from English to the subject that I have had the joy of teaching and researching for the last 25 years […]
Adult education is on its knees: ‘Let’s hope when the dust settles on the General Election, policy makers will take heed’
No one can doubt that times are tough for adult learners. Since 2003 there are 2 million fewer adults in publicly funded further education, and more than half the part-timers have gone from higher education, with devastating consequences for the Open University in particular. At the same time British firms, unlike their European colleagues, have […]