Today’s NEC Blog is a guest post by Linda Baldwin. Linda has been working for the specialist part-time and flexible recruiter Capability Jane since 2008 and has also been a home educator since 2010 when she and her husband Mark legally de-registered their son Sam from primary school. Neither of them are qualified teachers, but […]

NEC learner Julia is keen to challenge the widely held view that young people educated at home lack the resilience built up by those who have been part of a school community. In today’s NEC Blog, we are sharing her story. We are also currently working on a new guide to support home educating families to […]

This week’s blogger is former NEC GCSE English student Naila Din. Now a freelance arts advisor, Naila turned to teaching as a second career after studying graphic design at university and working as a graphic designer. She is a qualified secondary school teacher and was fast-tracked to the leadership role of director of specialism at […]

This week’s blog is written by NEC tutor Ed and introduces a brand new course which will be available for enrolment next week—Latin: A Course for Beginners! Ed is our lead tutor in Economics, Classical Civilisation and Latin. Ed studied Classics at Trinity College Dublin and then at Gonville and Caius College Cambridge, where he […]

Today’s NEC Blog is written by team member Simone, herself a recent graduate and more than familiar with the choices students find themselves having to make. She has this to say about her own experiences: ‘My own degree as a recent graduate was in American Literature and Creative Writing, at which point my Computer Science […]

This post was originally published on Thursday, 1 June 2017 and updated on Monday, 3 June 2019. Every year in the first week of June, Volunteers Week celebrates the 19 million people who offer their time and skills for free to the UK’s thousands of charities. Volunteers are involved in a huge range of activities, […]

Today’s blog is written by NEC exams expert Louise. Students across the country are busy revising and making sure they’re ready for their exams. Exam time can be stressful and it’s easy to focus on revision and lose sight of the exam itself. Over the years I’ve heard tips from many students and tutors about […]

Following on from our previous study tips post, for today’s blog we’re sharing some thoughts from our magazine on why preparation for exams should focus on more than just knowledge — advice which is as relevant today as it was when it was first published. Enrolled NEC students can also find a scanned copy of […]

Today is the 20th annual World Book Day. A day to celebrate all things reading, including the authors, illustrators and of course books. Children across the country are dressing up as their favourite book characters for school: we’ve had reports of the NEC team spotting Willy Wonka, Oliver Twist and Horrid Henry on their way […]

Love is in the air at NEC. Valentine’s day inspired a chat in the office about all the things we love about online and distance learning courses. Here are our top ten reasons to love online and distance learning: 1. Enrol at any time. Motivation comes and goes, so if you have a flash of […]