There are a number of examination boards – including two of the biggies, AQA and OCR – running trials of digital assessments in a range of subjects, with candidates taking assessments solely online.

If you are ready to sit down and get stuck into a great story, then keep your eyes peeled for these releases…

These poems are the perfect antidote to grey skies, wet and windy weather and bank balances that are also in need of a pick me up!

During the mid 1600s, whilst the Puritans were in power, the celebration of Christmas was deemed unnecessary and the singing of carols became forbidden. But, as you might imagine, the tradition continued in secret.

Iceland’s tradition of ‘Jolabokaflod’, literally translated as the ‘Christmas Book Flood’, involves the giving of books to your loved ones on Christmas Eve, then spending the evening together reading.

Rather than being simply a story of death and destruction, Station Eleven is one about faith in the face of it and the ways that our links to the past are things that cannot be broken.

If a tutor sees you are committed to your learning and doing what is required they are likely to go above and beyond in the ways in which they support you.

We still find fascination in the darkness and disturbances of Mary’s personal background, and remain intrigued by the life she led.

There is great inspiration in to be found in the transition to the darker nights of autumn after long and balmy summer days.

The reason for this focus on mindset in education is in the fact that those students who have a growth mindset are the students who see mistakes as a learning opportunity, embrace challenges and are resilient in the face of adversity.