You don’t have to go to school to get an A level. Among the 300,000 students (BBC, 2019) taking A levels each year are thousands of adult and young learners who enter their examinations as private candidates. These include young people educated at home, adults who want a second chance at learning usually to prepare […]
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From NEC to Oxford
Ella studied A level English Literature and Classical Civilisation with NEC, obtaining an A* and A grade respectively. She has now been offered a place to read English and German at the University of Oxford this autumn. “My experience of school was not very positive, I experienced bullying and discrimination, and was also aware of […]
Educating Rita – A Sociological Perspective
Image source: Educating Rita (2019). Cambridge Arts Theatre. I went to see the play Educating Rita with colleagues from the NEC. Having not seen the film, I knew little about it other than the description I had read in the Cambridge Arts Theatre booklet. To give a brief overview it tells the story of Rita, […]
What is #EarthOvershootDay?
What is #EarthOvershootDay? It is #EarthOvershootDay – the day where we have used up all of the natural resources that our planet can renew in 2019. It is a startling way of highlighting the issues that our planet is facing and the work we need to do to #MoveTheDate. What can we do to make […]
Why study Latin?
Why study Latin? With around 60% of the English Language having its roots in Latin, you’ll find there are Latin words that you will know already and not even realise. ‘Aqua’, for example, meaning water, is used in words such as ‘aquatic’, ‘aquarium’ and even DC Comics’ favourite Atlantan Aquaman. There are so many reasons […]
Celebrating 30 years of the Prisoners’ Education Trust
The Prisoners’ Education Trust was started around a kitchen table in 1989 by David Burton, Donald McGovern and Elizabeth Andrew. All were passionate about the power of education to transform lives and the shocking lack of educational opportunities in prisons. 30 years on PET is working with every prison in England and Wales, and has provided educational […]
Finding a way to pay for your learning
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