Gap year in Canada

Canada is proving to be an increasingly popular location for people looking to take a gap year in North America. When it comes to working visas, students and young travellers are allowed to work for up to 18 months in...

Key Skills – Problem Solving

Problem solving is one of the three wider key skills. These skills are not tied to a specific subject, but rather focus on developing you as a person and giving you skills that can be applied to all areas of life...

Gap Year in Bolivia

For a vast range of breathtaking scenery, Bolivia is easily one of the most sought after locations for gap-year holidays. There is a whole host of attractions in this thriving country that appeal to many different types...

Choosing The Right University

Within the UK there are 116 different universities providing further education for young people. So how do you go about choosing the university that is right for you. There are several points to consider. What course...

Key Skills – Improving own Learning and Performance

Improving own learning and performance is somewhat of a clumsy course title. However, the basis behind it is quite simple; the government feel that in order to be able to function well in society it is important that...

Choosing The Right Course At University

When finishing college you may be excited about the prospect of leaving home and beginning your new life at university. It is important to remember that what course you do will largely reflect on your employability in...

Gap Year in Australia

The vast and varied continent of Australia is easily one of the most popular locations for younger travellers taking a college or career break. The fact that it is an English-speaking nation is one of the great...

Key Skills – Communication

The six key skills are a group of skills that the government believe are vital for all children to do, so that they make progress in school, college and finally at work. For lots of students these are skills that have...

Gap Year in Argentina

Argentina can easily offer one of the most diverse gap-year experiences in South America. With an area of over one million square miles – making it the second-largest country in South America and the eighth-largest in...

Choices at 16+ – College

When you finish your GCSEs you will be considering which direction to head in next. If you have decided to go to college it is important to consider your options thoroughly. There are many different choices out there...

Gap Year in Africa

Due to the vast size of the African continent, many people who come to visit take at least a few months to travel around the different countries. The diverse range of cultures and inspiring African landscape is a huge...

Key Skills – Application Of Number

Application of number is another of the group of six key skills that the Government feel all young people should have. There are four levels available in the application of number skill, and as with all of the key...

Choices at 16+: Learning through work (Apprenticeships)

If you are planning to leave school and begin working straight away it is important that you find work that will allow you to train towards a nationally recognised qualification. If you know what type of work you want...

Fundraising Ideas for Volunteers

Many young travellers are attracted to the idea of volunteering abroad, but what a lot of potential applicants don’t realise is that even though you will be working it can cost quite a large sum of money to sign up with...

Cheap student travel

Being a student has its many perks, but perhaps one of the most popular is getting cheap travel. One of the most popular methods of transport is the train, and you will be pleased to know that NatWest bank are offering...

Job Interviews – Part 2

Once you have got yourself looking smart, you are almost ready to head into the interview room, but before you go there is one final tip that will make you seem genuine and smart: someone they are going to want to...

Job Interviews – Part one

As you get further through your school life, future job prospects are going to get more and more interesting; you will be asked more often what you see yourself doing, and whatever you answer is you will need to think...

Careers in Law

If you would like to pursue a career in law it is important that you prepare yourself early. The usual route towards qualification is A-Levels, Degree, LPC/BVC, and then Training Contract/Pupillage. To become a...