A genuine passion for helping learners is key and something that we feel is at the heart of NEC. Here at NEC we love nothing more than helping students of all ages and backgrounds achieve their academic goals, but we wouldn’t be able to do it without our wonderful team of incredible distance learning tutors. […]
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What is a distance learning tutor?
What do distance learning or online tutors do? A distance learning or online tutor is similar to a teacher in many ways. Much like a teacher, the role of a distance learning tutor is to provide academic support and guidance to a student; however as the support is provided through distance learning, the service is […]
Why study A level Geography?
To celebrate the launch of NEC’s online interactive A level Geography, we spoke to lead tutor Alison Leadbetter about why she loves the subject and her experience. What can you learn from A level Geography? “Geography as a subject focuses on the spatial relationships between people, places and the environment. The world around us is […]
National Poetry Day 2021: a whistle-stop tour through NEC English tutor Colin’s favourite poets and poems
Thursday, 7 October is National Poetry Day. To celebrate, we challenged NEC English tutor Colin to pick a favourite poem… Phew! This is the sort of thing one signs up to, only to find it’s rather complex! Favourite poem? I have lots. Favourite poet might be easier, but there’s still more than one. Perhaps it […]