Nick Cooper
Nick has worked with NCC Home Learning for a number of years, delivering informative articles about education, qualifications, career advice and much more. His detailed knowledge makes him a resourceful and highly reliable contributor to the brand. In his free time, he enjoys gaming and watching films with his friends. NCC is an international learning provider with over 20 years’ experience offering learning solutions. To date, NCC has engaged with over 20,000 employers, and delivered quality training to over half a million learners.
Guilt-Free Pancake Recipe
Ancient Greeks and Romans ate pancakes, sweetened with a drizzle of honey. During Elizabethan times, the pancake was flavoured with spices, rosewater, sherry and apples. Today, the pancake can be eaten with almost any filling, including sweet and savoury options. Traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday, pancakes are a tasty morsel before the fast of Lent […]
By : Nick Cooper
How the Great Wall of China Became Great
Released in China in mid-December 2016, the ‘Great Wall’ film starring Matt Damon in its lead role, discovers the mystery behind one of the greatest wonders of the world – the Great Wall of China. Wave after wave of magical beasts attack the massive structure, and to defend it, Damon’s character goes on a journey […]
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10 Mistakes To Avoid When Planning Your Wedding
Your wedding is one of the biggest days of your life. Not only are you marrying your soul mate and making a commitment for all to see, but you will also be pulling off one of the biggest events you will ever plan. Unless, of course, you are so enthused by planning your own wedding […]
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How Much Did It Cost to Build the Great Wall of China? (Infographic)
A colossal monument, a wonder of the modern world, a feat of engineering – no matter how you choose to describe the Great Wall of China, it fires imagination and awe-inspired wonder at how a wall of this size and scale was built at a time when heavy machinery was not in existence. Constructed over […]
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10 Simple Tricks to Help You Learn More and Faster
Imagine you had signed up to run a marathon. Gruelling, yet fun, the sense of achievement and accomplishment as you cross the finishing line is unlike any other. To accomplish this extraordinary physical feat, you need to train. You will start off with short runs, interspersed with walking. As you near the day of your […]
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6 Necessary Skills To Manage A Team
Do you have the necessary skills to manage a team? When things go wrong in business, the buck, so they say, must stop somewhere. And it is usually the manager or leader of the company who should answer the tough questions. It is not acceptable for any manager to pass the buck, blaming team members […]
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What Makes a Good Teacher?
We all have memories of school or college; some good, some bad. What you probably remember most are great teachers and not-so-great teachers. Teachers shape a student’s feelings about a subject, and about learning in general. Think for a moment what makes the good teacher stand out. Was it because they appeared genuinely interested in […]
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Find Out Which Learning Style Best Suits You
There are several theories about how we learn. What has become clear is that we don’t all have the same preference when it comes to the style of learning and studying we use. Before enrolling on home study courses of any kind, examining how you learn best – and the learning style you enjoy most […]
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How to Spot Schizophrenia Like an Expert
Set for release in late January 2017, the movie Split examines dissociative disorder and its implications for the patient and for family, friends and society at large. Having shared 23 of his personalities with his psychiatrist, Dr Fletcher, Kevin knows that there is another personality that remains hidden. Until now. It is the biggest personality […]
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What Makes a Serial Killer? (Infographic)
Their crimes shock and disgust us. Their reasoning behind their crimes makes little sense to us and yet, we retain a sense of the macabre when it comes to serial murder cases. What turns seemingly ordinary people on the outside into killers who commit murder, not just once but time and time again? Criminologists and […]
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