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We have a wide variety of articles to inform, educate and amuse you as part of your learning journey! Whether you're starting your learning journey or at an advanced stage, we like to think that there's something of interest for everyone in our blog.

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13 Sep '24

A-levels for adults, how to study them as a mature student!

A-levels are gateway qualifications for many degrees and careers, typically studied between the ages of 16 and 18. They usually take two years of study to complete and act as a level 3 certification between GCSEs and degrees. There are many reasons why someone might not complete A-levels…
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Careers
16 Feb '20

10 Questions That WILL Change Your Life

A simple, self-reflective task that helps you recognise what you want in life and how to take action, starting today, starting this minute, starting now.
Student Advice
13 Feb '20

22 Questions With James Our Head Maths Tutor

From Oxford to Oxbridge. Meet James Preston, our head maths tutor who is helping students nationwide get their maths qualification in style. Read more...
Student Advice
31 Jan '20

20 Questions With The Head of Our Student Advisers

Meet Paul Dixon - the new enrolments manager at Oxbridge. With decades of experience offering expert advice, we caught five to throw 20 questions his way. Read more...
Student Advice
3 Jan '20

Starting Now - Taking Your First Step To Success

When was the last time you said you’d do something tomorrow?   Like going to the gym for a proper workout, quitting smoking or spring cleaning your house. Thing is, tomorrow comes and you’re still saying the exact same thing: I’ll do it tomorrow; one more day won’t…
Careers
16 Dec '19

Career Change At 50: It’s Never Too Late

Reaching 50 can feel like a daunting milestone, but don't let it stop you from living life to the fullest! Don't let people dictate how you spend your golden years... if there is something new that you want to learn or an activity that ignites your passion, why not take…
Student Success
22 Nov '19

Thinking Big, Working Small: We Meet Willard Wigan MBE

For the past six months, we've been sharing our students' 'I can, I will' stories. This week, we had the opportunity to explore the journey of one of the most influential, inspirational and talented artists alive today... Dr Willard Wigan MBE. Everybody has said ‘I can, I will’ at some…
Miscellaneous
1 Nov '19

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)

It's National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)! Thinking of writing your first novel? Here are some top tips from Oxbridge to get started on your bestseller.
Reading time: 5 minutes
Miscellaneous
11 Oct '19

Family-Friendly Halloween Activities

You may have noticed the recent changes in the weather and the rapid shift from daylight to night-time before 5pm… we're convinced it's because Halloween is near. We've seen it written in the leaves falling from the trees – the witches are brewing up spooky times for all you hardworking…
Reading time: 9 minutes
Student Success
29 Jul '19

Case Study: Mark's 'I Can I Will' Story

Often, it's personal circumstances that drive people to home learning. For Mark Reilly, he lived a hectic double life. By day, he was a police officer in his community. By night, a carer for his disabled daughter. When he started studying with Oxbridge, his life was intense, he hadn't any…
Student Advice
17 Jul '19

How Emojis Make Learning Awesome

As a college, one topic that arises from time to time that makes us chuckle is the use of emojis. Why? Because some people take them too seriously. We've heard claims that emojis are a detriment to the English Language and, as a result, the nation is becoming dumber. The…
Reading time: 8 minutes
Student Success
6 Jun '19

Case Study: Suzanne's 'I Can I Will' Story

Suzanne came to visit the team at Oxbridge to tell us her I can I will story. People often ask me, why go back to college now? Well, after years of full-time work, living abroad, and having a family, I was ready for a new challenge. No…
Student Success
1 Apr '19

Case study: Chris's 'I Can I Will' story

My name's Chris; I'm 39 years-old, come from Dartford, and I work as Head of Core Operations for one of the world's largest reinsurance brokers: Marsh & McLennan Companies. I'm responsible for 150 staff members, handle a budget of 15 million a year, and in my spare time,…
College News
22 Mar '19

What's new? Oh yeah... Oxbridge!

For a passionate and quirky bunch, keeping a secret this big has been somewhat of a challenge! The team were itching to share what's been going on behind the scenes. Over the past few months, we've worked hard to bring our efforts to life and to finally announce: We've launched…
Reading time: 4 minutes
Miscellaneous
5 Feb '19

Childcare Trends All Parents Should Know

At one time, childcare was a simple function whereby the carer babysat a child, feeding them, keeping them clean, and playing with them. However, the childcare sector has evolved and continues to evolve. Guest blogger Emily Wilson offers a range of modern trends that show this evolution: Emily Wilson…
Reading time: 5 minutes
Student Advice
10 Dec '18

8 Study Tips to Stay Motivated This Christmas

What’s on your mind this Christmas? For many students (or just about anyone worldwide), it’s quality family time, opening (and giving, of course) presents, and binging on movies, mince pies and prosecco. As we’re about ready to tuck into our third turkey dinner at home, the last thing we’re thinking…
Student Advice
15 Nov '18

Should you become a bookkeeper?

Are you great with numbers and like the idea of mining data, surfing spreadsheets, and keeping a business’s accounts up to date? Then you might find that bookkeeping is an ideal starting point for a long career in finance. Managing finances is hard for many,…
College News
2 Oct '18

Our Leader Wins His Second Award of 2018

The room is tense, quiet at Nachural's Entrepreneurship Awards as the final award of the evening, the big one, Entrepreneur of the Year, is about to be announced. As a team, our eyes flitter in anticipation, shifting from our MD Matt Jones (up for the award) to the stage where…
Careers
18 Sep '18

Childminding: the perfect career from home

A career in childminding makes it easy to support your child without sacrificing a thing Are you an ambitious individual? I bet that when you’re at work, you’re in your element. The challenge of a regular 9-5 day keeps you fulfilled and eager to progress – that’s until the B-Bomb…
Reading time: 9 minutes
Careers
25 Jul '18

Increase Job Satisfaction for Happier Mondays

Do you hate Mondays and live for the weekend? Increase your job satisfaction today! It’s Friday evening, the workplace is shutting its doors for the weekend, and you can’t wait to get your swag on, head to the local bar or catch those Netflix episodes you missed last week. Thing…
Reading time: 7 minutes
Student Advice
11 Jun '18

What is a Credit Search?

Credit check? Soft and hard credit searches? Footprint? Credit reporting? Credit file? Scores? All of this can be both confusing and daunting if you don’t know what it means. Here, we explain what happens when a business or company performs a credit search and the different…
Reading time: 4 minutes
Careers
1 Jun '18

Adam's Story: Becoming A Qualified Teaching Assistant with Oxbridge

Once upon a time ... Whilst looking out the window on a wet cold miserable Monday morning not only was this the weather this is also how my life felt at that moment in time. Miserable, boring, dull. I was stuck in a dead end job same thing day in…
Reading time: 5 minutes
Student Advice
22 May '18

QCF to RQF: What you need to know

Ofqual, England’s exams and assessments regulator often change its guidance on how qualifications are assessed and regulated – as was the case when it changed QCF qualifications into RQF. But what does the change mean for your qualification? And what can you expect from the new rules? We understand that…
Reading time: 6 minutes
Student Advice
18 May '18

What you need to know about building credit

If you decide to pursue a career as a mortgage or financial advisor, you will eventually come across a client who needs to build their credit profile. They will be looking to you for guidance, and you’ll need to ask…
Reading time: 5 minutes
Careers
30 Apr '18

How to Balance a 9-5 Job & Distance Learning

It's Monday morning, the sun is shining, and the weekend is already a distant memory. You have a full week of work ahead of you. You also have an assignment due for your distance learning course. At this point, you’ll be wondering how to balance full-time work…
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