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The Sounds of Study

Alice has an MA in English Literature and has taught at GCSE and A level. She now tutors distance learning students and is an examiner for AS and A Level English Language and Literature. When she’s not teaching, Alice can be found devouring books, writing, crafting and chasing after her two small boys.


A History of the Playground

We should keep spaces for sport and play as pressure builds in our built up areas.


Stakeholders and Shareholders

In the 1950’s the average investor held on to their shares for about six years before selling. In 2015 shareholders are selling their shares on average every six months.


Do you like films…. ?

The “Britain on Film” project is only one of the many areas of work and interest the BFI gets involved in, but it just might be one of the most ambitious.


Learning: for Love or Money?

Over the course of your time at university, you could discover career paths that you didn’t even know existed. The result could be that you have a job that brings a lot of fulfillment, rather than just a fat bank balance.


Academic Success: Don’t be Reliant

Academic success is not about tacitly absorbing, copying and regurgitating. In order to get great exam results and succeed at undergraduate study it is essential to become an active learner.


The story of Nelson Mandela

Alongside South Africa’s President de Klerk, Mandela helped to dismantle the institutions of apartheid, an act for which they shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.


British Housing: A Dysfunctional Market

Understandably, voters want to preserve their bit of England’s “green and pleasant land”, but it is to the detriment of the young and the dispersal of both populations and industry.


The Circular Economy

We can save money at the same time as saving the environment


Self Publishing: For and Against

There are many pluses and minuses that should be taken into consideration before you take the self publishing route.


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