Home Learning Link to Earning?
Most employers will want evidence that you have a good understanding of the core subjects, including English GCSE and maths GCSE. If you don’t have these, then home learning can be one way of ensuring you are not missing out on opportunities.
Read Full Article... | 10 May 2012
The Top Ten Things to Avoid When Writing Your CV: Part 1
Having a perfectly polished CV can help to put you at the top of the recruiter’s pile. To avoid the most common mistakes made by job seekers Oxford Open Learning's professional CV writer and English tutor, Jane Bradley, has put together a list of things you must avoid if you ...
Read Full Article... | 9 May 2012
Parental Involvement on Teenagers’ Achievement
Teenagers’ exam results are more likely to be influenced by their parents than their school, according to new research.
Arnold Chevalier from the University of London has analysed teenagers from Danish schools over an eight year period, starting in 2002. The study was a comparison between pupils who were made to ...
Read Full Article... | 3 Apr 2012
GCSEs and A-Levels: Michael Gove to Overhaul Examination System
Michael Gove, Education Secretary, has recently explained that GCSE’s and A-Levels are about to get a lot harder as he plans to reform the examination system.
Gove recently said at a lunch in Westminster:
Read Full Article... | 22 Mar 2012
Gaining GCSE Maths by distance learning
Most colleges and Sixth form institutions require at least five A - C grades at GCSE level in order for a student to join and continue their education. The core subjects of the GCSE program are English and Maths.
Read Full Article... | 23 Mar 2012
IGCSE French/Spanish: 10: The four key skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
In the last blog in our current series on studying distance learning IGCSE French and IGCSE Spanish, an Oxford Open Learning tutor looks at the four key skills in language learning.
For some students, an IGCSE is the ultimate accolade and also the culmination of ...
Read Full Article... | 28 Mar 2012
Important update on Edexcel IGCSE History
Edexcel's International GCSE in History has now been accredited for use by state-funded schools in the UK and is called the Edexcel Certificate in History. During the process of accreditation, the qualifications regulator, Ofqual, asked for a small number of changes to be made to the existing International GCSE specification. ...
Read Full Article... | 8 Mar 2012
Its an Iphone App, but is it ready?
The Oxford Online Learning classroom can now be accessed via the My Moodle Iphone app. But was it worth the effort of setting this up?
This is a question I am still pondering several days later. Downloading the app directly from the Iphone app store and with only a minor amount ...
Read Full Article... | 25 Feb 2012
IGCSE French/Spanish: 9: Maximising performance in the speaking exam.
In blog 9 in our series aimed at students studying distance learning French IGCSE or distance learning Spanish IGCSE, an Oxford Open Learning distance learning tutor gives tips on how to succeed in oral exams.
When you are preparing for your IGCSE speaking ...
Read Full Article... | 8 Feb 2012
Films for French A level students: 2: Review of Le Misanthrope, Comédie Française, 1977
In the next blog in our series on French films at A Level, an Oxford Open Learning tutor and distance learning course writer reviews the 1977 Comédie Française film Le Misanthrope, directed by Jean-Paul Carrère.
Although this DVD was made thirty years ago, it is still one of ...
Read Full Article... | 1 Feb 2012