Today’s guest blog has been written by AS/A Level Further Maths lead tutor and course developer Sally Everitt. So…Can you study Further Maths through distance learning? The short answer is ‘Yes, you can!’. However, as leading questions go this one could lead to a very short blog post. Another answer is, ‘No, you couldn’t… until […]
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A home-educator’s journey, part 3: home educating through GCSEs
This post was originally published on November 1st 2018 and updated on March 23rd 2020. Today’s post is the third in the series of our home educators journey, following the lives of Anna and Lucy on their NEC learner story. Anna and Lucy are a mother and daughter who are sharing their experiences of online […]
Sir Alan Tuckett: Education matters for all
Today’s guest blog is written by Sir Alan Tuckett OBE, Professor of Education at the University of Wolverhampton, Honorary Fellow of UNESCO’s Institute of Lifelong Learning, and Past President of the International Council of Adult Education. He was a trustee of the National Extension College in the 1990s. Since 2011, the Open University has lost […]
A home-educator’s journey, part 2: getting started
This post was originally published on September 5th 2018 and updated on March 23rd 2020. Today’s post is the second in the series of our home educators journey, following the lives of Anna and Lucy on their NEC learner story. Anna and Lucy are a mother and daughter who are sharing their experiences of online […]
You don’t have to be at school to study a GCSE, try studying online with NEC
Did you know that you don’t have to be at school to study a GCSE? NEC courses are studied online, giving you the flexibility to study exactly where and when you like. There’s a wide number of subjects to choose from too, including all of the essential subjects such as maths, English and science, as […]
How will I get my A level results?
The summer holidays are a time to kick back and relax. Until this week, that is, if you’re waiting for A level results! A question we’re asked frequently at this time of year is ‘how will I get my A level results?’ We’ve put together some information to answer this and some other questions ahead […]
A home-educator’s journey, part 1: selecting our course provider
This post was originally published on May 31st 2018 and updated on March 23rd 2020. Today’s post is both a guest blog and an NEC learner story. Meet Anna and Lucy, a mother and daughter who are sharing their experiences of distance learning and home education. This post is the first in a series of […]
NEC’s Art Techniques course
This post was originally published on Friday, 4 May 2018 and updated on Friday, 29 March 2019. This week’s blog is written by Jane Horton, tutor for NEC on the Art Techniques course. Jane introduces the new edition of the Art Techniques course, which she has been responsible for revising and updating. Here she explains […]
Getting it right on exam day
You’ve spent months preparing for exam day and it’s almost here. We’ve put together some top tips on how to approach these final hours in a calm and effective manner. 1. Give your brain a workout Your brain is an important muscle. When you aren’t studying your course content keep your brain active by completing […]
Writing the perfect essay
The word ‘essay’ is also a verb meaning ‘to attempt’. It still retains something of that meaning in it’s commoner sense of ‘a piece of continuous prose (not like a series of notes) in which the writer explores a topic’. As essays are one of the ways in which examination boards test you will need […]