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Results days have been and gone and everyone will be breathing sighs of relief because they now know how well they did. As usual we have been notified about some really excellent results by many of our distance learning students, but inevitably a few have been disappointed. This is never easy for anyone, especially the […]

This September, like every September, Oxford Open Learning will enrol thousands of students onto International GCSE, GCSE and A level courses. This year, like every year, some students will realise that they must enrol onto their course after it is considered practical to do so. When studying a course it is important to have left […]

Andrew Bateson, Oxford Open Learning Chemistry Tutor, writes about the Science and History of “Black Gold” In Oxford Open Learning’s distance learning Chemistry IGCSE course students learn about Crude Oil, its processing and the subsequent products made. There are many examples of the use of crude oil or petroleum through history going as far back […]

What the Shifting of the A Level Grade Boundaries Could Mean for Oxford Open Learning Students. A Level exam results day is possible the most tense in the academic calendar. With an announcement from admissions service Ucas that 7% less students have been accepted for university courses this year, it is certainly a worrying time […]

As exam boards reveal the growing popularity of the International GCSE, Jane Bradley examines the impact of this on Oxford Open Learning learners Exam results season is almost upon us, bringing with it the inevitable debate about the standard of the traditional GCSE and its ability to stretch the highest achieving students. However, added to […]

The traditional way of tallying up ‘points’ by students applying to university is looking likely to be scrapped, according to a report by the admissions service UCAS. Initial consultations with universities and schools found that almost 65% of respondents backed the changes, with many feeling that this would make it simpler for students to gauge […]

Teacher’s message boards have been aflame, following the recently announcement that Education Secretary Michael Gove will allow some schools to hire unqualified ‘experts’ to teach, without requiring them to having Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

Good luck to all Oxford Open Learning students who are going to collect their A Level results today. The results that you have no doubt been anticipating with a mixture of excitement and trepidation will finally be available to you today. You will have to collect them from the centre where you sat your written […]

A quick guide to keeping calm and coming out on top, by Jane Bradley, an Oxford Open Learning tutor.

Why tutoring from home brings its own unique set of challenges, by Jane Bradley, an Oxford Open Learning tutor. Being a home tutor is a relatively new experience for me – prior to this, I was a classroom teacher in an inner city comp, with all the standard challenges you would expect. Although my job […]