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Online learning has grown more popular in the last few months. People looking to up-skill in their current jobs or gain new skills to change jobs, the UK lockdown has provided the perfect opportunity for personal development. Or so we would think. Online learners today are facing a unique set of rewards and challenges. In […]

Covid-19 has totally transformed the world, every country to every business, to every household. Life as we know it has changed and the impact is likely to stay with us for a long time. And of course, all our learners are also going through this same change. As we try to navigate this world, we […]

With data the new oil, being ‘data-driven’ has become a buzzword. Find out what being data-driven looks like and the steps you need to make to get you there.  With it known that data-driven organisations outperform competitors, everyone’s trying to become one. But how do you do it? The journey begins with Data-Driven Decision-Making.  Data-Driven […]

Diversity was the number one priority for employers in 2018, but are we forgetting about inclusion? We argue that without an inclusive culture your diversity efforts will be futile.   In light of National Inclusion Week,  we conducted our own research to address the diversity efforts by businesses today. Our report, Mind the Gap: Could apprenticeships […]

With the help of technology, working from home has become easier than ever. Often all you need is a laptop and a good internet connection to do your job. Whether you’re employed and have the ability to work from home, freelance or run your own business, there are plenty of benefits of working remotely. Plus […]

It’s frustrating trying to study when you can’t remember what you spent hours trying to learn the day before. Sadly, this is a common phenomenon. Research suggests that you can only hold around 7 things in your short-term memory for just 20-30 seconds. If you’re trying to improve your short term memory to improve your […]

What is Speed Reading? ‘Speed Reading’ is the process where instead of identifying individual words, the reader will rapidly process and recognise phrases on a page all at once. The technique is nothing new, as speed reading has been touted as a genuine skill since the 1950s when Evelyn Nielsen Wood first coined the phrase. In more recent times, there’s been a number of cheap apps and web browsing extensions that train you in the art of speed reading. Some of the most popular include:

Technology continues to impact how we go about our daily lives. More and more ways of doing things are now obsolete due to technological advancement and these changes are beginning to affect the way new generations approach tasks. For example, in October 2011 a video on YouTube went viral where a one-year-old girl swipes her fingers across a tablet’s touchscreen, moving icons at ease, only to move on to a magazine and treat it with the same approach. Confused, she then presses her finger against her leg to seemingly confirm that it wasn’t her finger that was broken, but the magazine!

If you failed your A levels and didn’t get into university you’d be forgiven for starting to panic. But there’s no need to worry, there are plenty of other options to help you achieve your dream career. University isn’t the only pathway to success. There are numerous training schemes available for 18-year-olds who didn’t get the grades they expected.