A Level Results Day: Jeremy Clarkson And Richard Branson Among Celebrities...
A Level results day is here and across the country students are queuing up to collect their hard earned grades. The pressure to achieve can be overwhelming, but these celebrities prove that success...
View ArticleExam Season: Bad News Can Be a Blessing in Disguise
We all know what happens in August - it's results month and after the drama that faced me during my A-level year, it's a month I will not forget in a while. I was the unlucky person that stupidly (and...
View ArticleA-Level Results Day: There's Some Serious #HumbleBragging Going On Right Now
There's a lot of self-congratulating going on today. And, it's not surprising, given more than 400,000 students got accepted onto university courses. In fact, today is a fine lesson in the art of...
View ArticleA Level Results Day: Going To University Is Not The Only Option
With results day upon us, a range of emotions have been felt by students finding out their A-level grades and whether they have gotten into the university of their choice. However, whatever the outcome...
View ArticleState School Student Connor Rice Is On His Way To Harvard - After Turning...
A state school pupil who turned down a scholarship to Eton College after saying he felt "out of place" there is on his way to Harvard University. Connor Smith, from Derbyshire, opted to go to Landau...
View ArticleKatie Hopkins Gives 'Advice' To Students, Predictably Criticises Clearing,...
A-Level results published on Thursday saw more people secure places at universities than ever before. But this hasn't stopped controversial columnist Katie Hopkins from pouring scorn over those...
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Why We're Introducing Waiting Time Standards for Mental Health
To mark 100 days of the first Conservative government in nearly 20 years, HuffPost UK is running 100 Days of Dave, a special series of blog posts from grassroots campaigners to government ministers,...
View ArticleMy Life With a Genetic Disorder
Work hard and play hard is the motto I have tried to give myself to get the best out of life. I like to think that I take every opportunity that I can to experience life, just as any other 18-year-old...
View ArticleNational Student Satisfaction Results: Students Rank Their Top 20 Favourite...
The National Student Survey has released the latest university student satisfaction results. With swarms of students heading to university this September and others searching wildly for the best...
View Article10 Reasons An Apprenticeship Is More Beneficial Than University
It's a crucial time for young people to decide whether they are going to spend the next three years at university - or pursue an alternative route. Apprenticeships have long been considered a "second...
View ArticleRemember The Student Who Watched Porn In His Lecture And Forgot To Plug In...
The student who decided to watch an "adult film" during one of his lectures - and forgot to plug in his headphones, leaving him running for the hills in embarrassment, has been exposed as a prankster....
View ArticleThe Prejudice and Discrimination Faced By Islam in the UK
Humans have always been separated from each other and 'placed' into groups which were always created based on similarities. Unfortunately, these groups all began to get a reputation; one which was...
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Disappointing A-Level Results? Don't Panic!
13th August 2015 is the day many 18-year-olds will have been both eagerly awaiting and dreading since finishing their exams in June. A level results are out and, whilst there will be many jubilant...
View Article5 Students Who Overcame The Odds With Their A-Level Results
Achieving good A-level results is difficult for anyone. It requires hard-work, dedication and serious studying and is an achievement that should not be taken lightly. However, for some students,...
View ArticleThe Big Smoke is a Big Joke
Five years ago, if you had suggested I move to London, I would have been horrified. I would have said it was riddled with pollution, crime, arrogance and tubes - and flat out refused to go. But...
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Why This 'Straight Outta Oxford' Meme Is Not OK
This week, the social media team at Oxford University decided to jump on the bandwagon of the viral #StraightOutta meme as simply "a good excuse for another picture of the Rad Cam". While the image of...
View ArticleWhy Social Media and a Culture of 'Over-Sharing' Has Ruined Results Day
Last year I arrived in my school's reception with a painful sense of dread that could only be described as the most nerve racking day of my life so far. Despite having found out that I had been already...
View ArticleUnpaid UN Intern David Hyde Living In Tent Because Unable To Afford Rent...
The UN intern living in a tent has admitted that it was a "publicity stunt" intended to raise awareness about the lack of payment on the programme. David Hyde attracted swathes of media attention after...
View ArticleThe House of Lords Should Remain Unelected
With the latest revelations about 62 members of the House of Lords - none of whom have participated in a single vote in the last five years - claiming £360,000 in attendance fees and expenses, it is...
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Jobless Young Adults Will Lose Benefits If They Don't Do Jobs 'Boot Camp' To...
Jobless young adults will face losing benefits unless they take part in a "boot camp" to get them ready for the world of work, the Government's "Earn or Learn" taskforce has said. Cabinet Office...
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