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Fear of Failure in Young Women: Why is it so Prevalent?

Social media and online advertising are rife with those boasting of high-flying careers, a happy marriage to a handsome, successful partner and the perfect picture poster family. Why would a teenager not feel the pressure to conform?


Student at home working on a computer and drinking coffee

3 Energising Online Learning Resources to Enjoy During Lockdown

Since lockdown the number of online home learning resources has grown exponentially.


The Six Hats

Why Study The Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences?

The Arts and Humanities offer us more than ‘just’ problem solving, they offer us the movie reel, as well as the means and the reasons for creating the necessary artefact.


Conservation

How A.I. and Conservation are Making Tracks and Waves

In every way there is potential for technology to mitigate the impact of human behaviour on the natural world.


Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale: A Life and Legacy

As a caregiver, educator, and medical pioneer, Florence Nightingale was much more than the ‘The Lady with the Lamp.’


Rosalind Franklin and DNA

The Woman Behind Our First Understanding of DNA

Franklin was the woman behind the first-ever photograph of DNA.


Distance Learning

Strategies to Maximise Creativity and Productivity when Studying at Home

The mindset needed for productive studying at home is focused around giving the right visual and psychological cues.


Springtime Poems

Poems to Inspire at Springtime

If the only poem that ever springs to mind in these sunny moments is ‘I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud’ (aka ‘Daffodils’) by William Wordsworth, then please take this opportunity to meet some more gorgeous poetry to make your spring even sweeter…


UCAS application

What Activities add value to my UCAS application?

Statements help admissions officers to choose between students with identical grades.


A-Level Music

Has A-Level Music Lost Its Mojo?

Could it be that the A-Level curriculum needs to evolve to encompass the new kinds of skills needed by today’s self-published artist?


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