Monthly Archives: February 2010

Commuting: make the most of your time

I am now half way through my third year of doing a long commute (Coventry to Manchester) which takes two hours each way. I can tell by the expressions on people’s faces when I tell them about my journey to … Read More »

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Admissions tutor job: what does it involve?

At this time of year university admissions procedures are in the news a great deal. It seems as though every day a new controversy hits the national newspapers showing that the brightest students will be excluded and that thousands of … Read More »

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Private Higher Education

A newspaper article caught my attention this weekend: it described the suggestion that a group of independent schools in the UK would get together and create their own private university! Is this a good idea and what would it mean … Read More »

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The virtues of planning ahead!

This week I have been working on my career plan for the next year, five years and ten years! This might sound a pointless exercise but I have been thinking about how useful this is and would recommend it to … Read More »

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