Motivated by her desire to study chemistry at undergraduate level, Vita realised that she would need to take A level Maths, particularly if she wanted to apply to a top university such as the University of Oxford or Imperial College London. Despite enjoying her time at school and leaving with 11 GCSEs and the International […]
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Try something new this year!
Throughout NEC’s history, many retired people have chosen to spend some of their new-found leisure time studying a subject that they’ve always been passionate about. This was the case for Jane. Jane wasn’t new to distance learning having used short online courses in her attempt to learn Korean, inspired by her Korean daughter-in-law. However, enrolling […]
[Closed] Save 15% off all courses until midnight 31st January
It’s the beginning of a new year and time to start work on your New Year’s resolution. So, have you decided to stop doing something, or start doing something? Embarking on something new isn’t always easy. It can feel daunting to tread new ground, particularly if your end goal is life-changing. This year we hope […]
Season’s greetings from NEC!
A message from our CEO Esther Chesterman: “I have been immensely humbled by the collective efforts of our staff, students and college community over this last year. As we approach a very welcome Christmas break I would like to extend my best wishes to all. The NEC characteristics of mutual support and generosity of spirit […]
Reaching for the stars with flexible online learning
Holly took the decision to leave mainstream education in Year 10 after struggling to cope in school. She has autism and suffered from anxiety and depression, which meant it was difficult to keep up in lessons despite being keen to learn. Still wishing to gain the qualifications she needed to progress to A level, Holly […]
A gift from NEC this December
Win back your course fee – up to £2,225. Be in with a chance to win back your full course fee when you enrol on any course this December. That’s right, the price you paid will be rewarded back to you – potentially saving you up to £2,225*. On top of this we’ll also be […]
Online A levels with NEC leads to BSc Political Science at University of Amsterdam
Mina started the International Baccalaureate but found that it didn’t afford her a lot of subject choice. Fitting the study schedule around her social media job, not to mention having some free time, was difficult and she felt the subject choices limited her options for university. Mina wanted to be more independent and study subjects […]
Aspiring medic uses distance learning with NEC to prepare for her GCSEs from Ukraine
Sanya had been attending school in Edinburgh before the Covid-19 outbreak; the first five months she spent distance learning were more of an urgent necessity than a choice. When it came to taking things up a notch with GCSE study, however, Sanya enrolled with NEC to expand her learning in preparation for university. Biology, Chemistry, […]
Lesley retired and moved to Italy where she took her love of art history online
Lesley took early retirement in April 2020 and moved to Italy. Prior to that she had worked as an engineer for about 30 years in the UK and Azerbaijan. With a passion for art history and having completed a course in Art Appreciation with the Art Institute, Lesley was searching for A level History of […]
CMI qualification with NEC supports NHS career development
Rhiannon works for the NHS as a Business Manager and prior to enrolling with NEC was supporting a senior Director of Nursing who was due to retire. This prompted her to start planning more for her future and desired career progression. “I needed to gain some qualifications that would support the on-the-job learning I have, […]