Above: Dr Ros Morpeth OBE, Chief Executive of NEC There are an estimated 50,000 people each year who sit exams under their own steam. To put that into perspective, that means there are the equivalent to the population of Bognor Regis or enough students to fill roughly 30 secondary schools of these so called private […]
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Celebrating success this A level results day
Students up and down the country have received their A level results today. News programmes will be filled with teenagers celebrating the hard work of the last two years paying off, or commiserating about having to retake. Colleges and sixth forms across the country will be celebrating the success of the students, proud of what […]
A level Results Day – Helping you prepare
Right now you’re probably really anxious about opening that brown envelope or that email that gives you your results – do you rip it open or do you get someone else to open it for you? That feeling of sinking just from the thought of it all. Will I get the grades that I want? […]
International Youth Day – Celebrating our students achievements
International Youth Day is a United Nations event held annually on 12th August to celebrate young people’s success and initiatives in the global society. It’s also a great way for them to get involved and help encourage active participation in helping the rest of the society. ‘Young people are not only our future – they […]
Vocational courses or A levels – what’s in it for me?
Above: NEC Marketing and Communications Officer Kirsty stands in front of a selection of materials for NEC distance learning courses A recent article published in TES: reported “Students enrolling for A levels is set to increase by around 4,000, against a decline in enrolments to vocational programmes.” These statistics were taken from University Admission Service […]
Why study GCSEs outside of school?
Image: Our Learn@NEC online IGCSE Biology course If you’re considering studying GCSEs but not sure how you can study without going to school, then you’ve come to the right place… It’s that important time of year when you may be considering options for furthering your education or brushing up on other skills but need pointing […]
Brexit, a new Prime Minister and your choice of A level subject
Image: Houses of Parliament, London, UK We’ve seen several high-profile changes within UK politics in the past few weeks including the historic decision to leave the European Union, a new Prime Minister and opposition party leadership contests. This current political climate here in the UK has caused more people than ever to choose to study […]
Inspired to study: A month of celebrating adult learning
This week’s Blog is written by NEC team member Carly, who reflects on recent events during the annual Festival of Learning which have, for her, served as an affirmation of the importance of lifelong learning. Working at the National Extension College, it’s hard not to be inspired everyday by our students. My favourite thing about […]
Seven ways to kick-start your studies
In the autumn, a million young people in the UK will be immersing themselves for the first time in the hurly-burly of undergraduate life on a university campus. At the same time, online and distance learning students will start a new term studying in the peace and quiet of their own home. Two very different […]
Testing times
In primary and secondary schools across England, pupils are being put through their paces. Last week, key stage 1 children (six and seven-year olds) embarked on a series of four national curriculum tests covering arithmetic, reasoning and SPaG (spelling, punctuation and grammar). This week, it’s the turn of the country’s year 6s (10 and 11-year […]