Monthly Archives: July 2013
Student technology, part two: worthwhile optionals and extravagances
A couple of posts ago we started to look at essential student technology. With the inside track of what life is really like at uni, we were hopefully able to convince you to invest in a modest laptop and printer … … read more
A Level exam results day etiquette
We’re now at a point where we’re fewer than two weeks away from A Level exam results day. While you’ll have probably experienced that nervy morning of heading into school to pick up results from when you did GCSEs a … … read more
Essential technology for students
One very common question for people who are due to start university after the summer is over is: Is there going to be any way I’ll be able to avoid having to have lectures earlier that about 1pm? That, however, … … read more
We’ve got everything you need to get you through clearing!
With A-Level results now less than a month away, students are gearing up for the big day when they get their final exam results. But in most cases, they’re not interested in the grades for the sake of knowing how … … read more
More suggestions for keeping hold of your travel memories
As you may have guessed from the blog post we put up a few days ago about travelling memories, we’re big fans of taking the time to capture the magic of your weeks or months away. Last time we discussed … … read more
What other jobs can you do in the aviation sector?
Earlier this week we took you through the steps required to be able to work as a pilot on a commercial passenger line. As we saw, it’s a pretty gruelling path to qualification, requiring thousands of hours in the cockpit … … read more
Making sure you remember your travel adventures
Although in an ideal world we’d all be off on a gap year for the full twelve months of the year, every year, the reality is that opportunities for travelling are in practice few and far between. And even when … … read more
How do you become an airline pilot?
Ask kids what they want to do when they grow up, and once you weed out the “celebrity” careers like Premiership footballer or pop star, and all the (sadly) unfeasible careers like pirate or ninja, you’ll quite probably find that … … read more
What does working in the public sector mean?
If you keep an eye on the news, you’ll have noticed that a relatively frequent theme for stories is battles between public sector workers and the government. Generally these stories involve certain groups of public sector workers facing reductions in … … read more
How to qualify as a lawyer
The big talking point from last night’s TV was definitely The Murder Trial on Channel 4. This groundbreaking show provided unprecedented access to the workings of a real-life court case. Many commentators noted that one of the most significant things … … read more