What is the best driving school in the UK (more specifically Bristol)?
I'm a 33 year old from Canada. Need to learn how to drive standard transmission and how to drive on the other side of the road. I live in Bristol.
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Go to one of the big ones, such as the BSM or the AA.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Friday, January 16, 2009
Just wondering if you can be home-schooled in the UK purely became you cannot cope with school
Just wondering if you can be home-schooled in the UK purely became you cannot cope with school?
Im half way through year 10 and already done lots of coursework in lots of subject,would that still mean anything if i was brought out of school, if an experienced parent could support me at home would i be able to leave school also how long would the transaction take and what would i need to do? Thanks x_x
Home Schooling - 2 Answers
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Yes, you can be home schooled for any reason so long as your parents agree. All they would have to do is to inform your current school in writing that they intend to educate you at home, and it takes basically no time at all.
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You can be homeschooled for any reason - and equally for no reason at all - in the UK. You and your parents do not have to give a reason, nor ask permission, nor explain the decision to anyone at all. The only permission you need in order to be home educated ('homeschooled') is that of your parents. Similarly your parents do not have to be 'experienced' (whatever that means) in order to homeschool you. The ONLY thing that matters is that the parent who takes you out of school must be your legal guardian. What would you need to do? Talk to your parent(s). Once you have their agreement, your mum (or dad) just needs to write a letter to your current school telling them to 'remove your name from the school register in accordance with Regulation 8 of the Education (Pupil Registration) Regulations, 2006 as you are now being 'educated otherwise than at school (i.e. not at school) in accordance with Section 7 of the Education Act (1996)'. Don't worry too much about the precise legal-ese - there's a template letter your mum can download and use hosted on the Education Otherwise website, cited below. You're then free to get on with learning whatever you want to learn (homeschoolers do *not* have to go with the National Curriculum) however you want to learn it. The actual 'going from school to homeschool' can be done in as little as a day - I know several people who've decided to homeschool, spoken to their mums about it, and their mums have agreed and they've either never gone back to school again or just went for one more day 'to say goodbye'. Anyway, take a look at Education Otherwise ( http://www.education-otherwise.org ) and the UK Home Education Network ( http://www.home-education.org.uk ) for more advice and info. PS Homeschooling does not mean you take what kids in school do and just do it at home instead (that's homework, not homeschool!). If you were to switch to homeschooling now chances are you won't be able to sit the same GCSE exams that you're currently studying for at school. Those homeschooled kids who do choose to do a year 11, GCSE-type qualification do IGCSEs (International GCSEs), as do many private schools and grammar schools in the UK, not the bog standard GCSEs that state school kids do. This year (June 2010) is expected to be pretty much the last time that the UK's domestic GCSE exams will be open to homeschooled kids anyway. IGCSEs will remain open. Indeed all the online schools and correspondence schools in the UK have now dropped GCSEs from their course offerings and replaced them with IGCSEs. As for the coursework you've already done there is no coursework required to do IGCSEs, just final exams at the end of the two year course, so, while no learning is wasted (I sound like my mother, lol), all the GCSE coursework you've done in school won't mean anything when it comes to getting those year 11 qualifications at home. Finally don't forget there are also online high schools and correspondence schools in the UK where you can do 'school at home' if either you/your mum ultimately decides the change from school to home-education is just too great a leap to make at this late stage of your education. UK Online High Schools: Inter High (Internet High School) @ http://www.interhigh.net The British e-school @ http://www.briteschool.co.uk First College @ http://http://www.firstcollege.co.uk North Star @ http://http://www.northstaruk.org UK Corrspondence Schools: Little Arthur's @ http://http://www.homeeducationspecialists.org.uk/homeeducationigcsecourses.html Oxford Homeschooling @ http://http://www.oxfordhomeschooling.co.uk/IGCSE/IGCSEHomeStudy.html
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Im half way through year 10 and already done lots of coursework in lots of subject,would that still mean anything if i was brought out of school, if an experienced parent could support me at home would i be able to leave school also how long would the transaction take and what would i need to do? Thanks x_x
Home Schooling - 2 Answers
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Yes, you can be home schooled for any reason so long as your parents agree. All they would have to do is to inform your current school in writing that they intend to educate you at home, and it takes basically no time at all.
2 :
You can be homeschooled for any reason - and equally for no reason at all - in the UK. You and your parents do not have to give a reason, nor ask permission, nor explain the decision to anyone at all. The only permission you need in order to be home educated ('homeschooled') is that of your parents. Similarly your parents do not have to be 'experienced' (whatever that means) in order to homeschool you. The ONLY thing that matters is that the parent who takes you out of school must be your legal guardian. What would you need to do? Talk to your parent(s). Once you have their agreement, your mum (or dad) just needs to write a letter to your current school telling them to 'remove your name from the school register in accordance with Regulation 8 of the Education (Pupil Registration) Regulations, 2006 as you are now being 'educated otherwise than at school (i.e. not at school) in accordance with Section 7 of the Education Act (1996)'. Don't worry too much about the precise legal-ese - there's a template letter your mum can download and use hosted on the Education Otherwise website, cited below. You're then free to get on with learning whatever you want to learn (homeschoolers do *not* have to go with the National Curriculum) however you want to learn it. The actual 'going from school to homeschool' can be done in as little as a day - I know several people who've decided to homeschool, spoken to their mums about it, and their mums have agreed and they've either never gone back to school again or just went for one more day 'to say goodbye'. Anyway, take a look at Education Otherwise ( http://www.education-otherwise.org ) and the UK Home Education Network ( http://www.home-education.org.uk ) for more advice and info. PS Homeschooling does not mean you take what kids in school do and just do it at home instead (that's homework, not homeschool!). If you were to switch to homeschooling now chances are you won't be able to sit the same GCSE exams that you're currently studying for at school. Those homeschooled kids who do choose to do a year 11, GCSE-type qualification do IGCSEs (International GCSEs), as do many private schools and grammar schools in the UK, not the bog standard GCSEs that state school kids do. This year (June 2010) is expected to be pretty much the last time that the UK's domestic GCSE exams will be open to homeschooled kids anyway. IGCSEs will remain open. Indeed all the online schools and correspondence schools in the UK have now dropped GCSEs from their course offerings and replaced them with IGCSEs. As for the coursework you've already done there is no coursework required to do IGCSEs, just final exams at the end of the two year course, so, while no learning is wasted (I sound like my mother, lol), all the GCSE coursework you've done in school won't mean anything when it comes to getting those year 11 qualifications at home. Finally don't forget there are also online high schools and correspondence schools in the UK where you can do 'school at home' if either you/your mum ultimately decides the change from school to home-education is just too great a leap to make at this late stage of your education. UK Online High Schools: Inter High (Internet High School) @ http://www.interhigh.net The British e-school @ http://www.briteschool.co.uk First College @ http://http://www.firstcollege.co.uk North Star @ http://http://www.northstaruk.org UK Corrspondence Schools: Little Arthur's @ http://http://www.homeeducationspecialists.org.uk/homeeducationigcsecourses.html Oxford Homeschooling @ http://http://www.oxfordhomeschooling.co.uk/IGCSE/IGCSEHomeStudy.html
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Thursday, January 8, 2009
i go to school in uk soon i have to pick what i want to study i really like fashion what subjects 2 choose
i go to school in uk soon i have to pick what i want to study i really like fashion what subjects 2 choose?
i'm not sure. i would really like to be something in fashion. but it needs to be good pay
Other - Education - 3 Answers
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you can choose art it's near fashion
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why not do textiles if you have the choice to. i guess if you don't do textiles you could do art. if you're really interested in fashion you could do something extra out of school or teach yourself? then if these are your GCSEs you could always take up fashion for A level.
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hi my sister was also very unsure but she knew that she loved fashion. We live in South Africa and she studied at the London International School of Fashion ( LISOF) and trained as a designer, patternmaker and constructionist. I believe they are london based so maybe you can look them up? good luck
i'm not sure. i would really like to be something in fashion. but it needs to be good pay
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you can choose art it's near fashion
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why not do textiles if you have the choice to. i guess if you don't do textiles you could do art. if you're really interested in fashion you could do something extra out of school or teach yourself? then if these are your GCSEs you could always take up fashion for A level.
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hi my sister was also very unsure but she knew that she loved fashion. We live in South Africa and she studied at the London International School of Fashion ( LISOF) and trained as a designer, patternmaker and constructionist. I believe they are london based so maybe you can look them up? good luck
Thursday, January 1, 2009
If I go to graduate school in the UK what are my job prospects in the US
If I go to graduate school in the UK what are my job prospects in the US?
I was accepted to study in the UK for graduate school in social policy but would like to return to the US to work after completion of the masters program. How valued is a masters from the UK in the US, and what are my chances of getting a good job in the US versus if i get a masters for the same program in the US?
Careers & Employment - 2 Answers
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As in the US, it depends upon the school and the degree program. UK graduate schools are well respected and their degrees are widely accepted in the states. So, if you go to the London School of Business and get a masters in some business related field you stand a good chance of landing a good job here. But, just like in the states, if you go to a second-rate school and get a degree in some non-business related area you would face the same hurdles a US graduate would face with the same educational credentials.
I was accepted to study in the UK for graduate school in social policy but would like to return to the US to work after completion of the masters program. How valued is a masters from the UK in the US, and what are my chances of getting a good job in the US versus if i get a masters for the same program in the US?
Careers & Employment - 2 Answers
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read tips and articles on career moves and more that will help you on this site
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As in the US, it depends upon the school and the degree program. UK graduate schools are well respected and their degrees are widely accepted in the states. So, if you go to the London School of Business and get a masters in some business related field you stand a good chance of landing a good job here. But, just like in the states, if you go to a second-rate school and get a degree in some non-business related area you would face the same hurdles a US graduate would face with the same educational credentials.
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