Tag Archive: Student

A day at the Houses of Parliament: the UK Youth Parliament Annual Debate

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For 307 Members of the UK Youth Parliament Friday 23 November 2012 will be marked up as a day they will never forget. The UK Youth Parliament held their annual debate at the… Read More

Sorry you got a C… No Sixth Form for you!

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This post title is a similar situation to what 120,000 16-year-olds faced earlier this year on results day…SHOCKING!!! Just imagine for a minute, how you would feel if you were participating in a… Read More

A welcome change to A-levels

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After many years spent considering a reform to education, the British government has finally proposed an amendment to the A-levels curriculum.  Similar to the International Baccalaureate, the newly-suggested A-levels curriculum does not aim… Read More

Bursary botch-up

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Last year saw the coalition government embark on a series of cuts directly affecting young people, the most controversial perhaps, being the scrapping of EMA. One year on we see that the promise… Read More

The university dilemma: a defence of gap years (and some useful links)

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What’s the first thing that comes to your head when you hear the phrase ‘gap year’? I went around my school to ask what sprung to mind when they hear the phrase ‘gap… Read More