University league tables 2017
Find a course at a UK university http://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2016/may/23/university-league-tables-2017
DetailsFive secrets to revising that can improve your grades
An expert on revision gives his top five tips on how to revise for exam success https://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/jan/08/five-secrets-of-successful-revising
DetailsDon’t compromise in Clearing – retake your A-levels instead
Rochester Independent College describes why some high-achieving students, including aspiring doctors, opt to resit A-levels https://www.theguardian.com/rochester-independent-college-partner-zone/2016/aug/17/dont-compromise-in-clearing-retake-your-a-levels-instead
DetailsA-level results day: how to navigate clearing and adjustment
Get ahead to secure a place at university, even if you don’t make the grades https://www.theguardian.com/city-of-glasgow-partner-zone/2016/aug/10/a-level-results-day-how-to-navigate-clearing-and-adjustment
DetailsParents more concerned about results than child’s happiness, says survey
Poll finds that while parents worry about bullying and unhappiness, they are more concerned about their child’s performance https://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/sep/02/parents-concerned-about-results-than-childs-happiness-says-survey
DetailsPoorer graduates miss out on top banking jobs because of their clothes and accents
Talented candidates are being ‘locked out’ of jobs for reasons as simple as wearing brown shoes to job interviews, a government taskforce has revealed http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/graduate-employment-poorer-students-banking-jobs-working-class-miss-out-a7219826.html
DetailsGetting into Oxbridge: How to tackle the questions during Oxford and Cambridge University admissions interviews
One doctor reflects on what he would do differently to avoid the errors he made in his Cambridge University interviews http://www.independent.co.uk/student/into-university/oxford-cambridge-university-answering-interview-questions-admissions-test-how-to-get-into-oxbridge-a7218206.html
DetailsOxford offers highest number of places to state school students in 40 years
It is ‘welcome progress’ but there is ‘still much work to do’ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/oxford-university-state-school-offers-students-highest-private-40-years-a7222446.html
DetailsGCSE pass rates rise at fee-paying schools, bucking national trend
Over a third of GCSE entries from fee-paying school pupils were awarded the top grade of A*, almost five times higher than the national average http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/gcse-pass-rates-rise-at-fee-paying-schools-bucking-national-trend-a7222411.html
DetailsChildren as young as three ‘worry about being fat or ugly’
A survey of childcare professionals found 71 per cent believed children are becoming more anxious about their bodies at a younger age than before http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/children-as-young-as-three-worry-about-being-fat-or-ugly-a7216951.html
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