A movie hero? An unlikely character if ever there was one, but accountants don’t just save money on your tax bill. In the movie world, the accountant is full of action, valour and courage. Oscar Wallace, the accountant in The Untouchables, played alongside Kevin’s Costner’s Eliot Ness, carries a shotgun as part of his recruitment […]

By : Nick Cooper

There is no shortage of research measuring the impact of teaching assistants (TAs) on student learning. There is a common thread through all the results from various research projects over the years – if TAs are used in a targeted way within the classroom, learning and progress of individual children vastly improves. When education budgets […]

By : Nick Cooper

A £17 billion industry, employing over a million people and with a projected growth rate of 16% in 2016, the beauty industry in the UK is booming. And jobs in the beauty industry are in high demand. With a growing number of beauty courses online too, it is no surprise that more people are choosing […]

By : Nick Cooper

This competition has now ended – The winner of the competition is Liza Bain. Congratulations!! Hello Everyone! It is time for another competition! All you need to do in order to enter this competition is as follows. Fill out the contact form below and enter your answer to the following question. Which two authors won […]

By : Nick Cooper

Teaching assistants are a valuable asset in the classroom. They bring much-needed skills and expertise to challenge ‘more able and talented’ students, as well as work closely with those students with additional learning needs and, it has to be said, a class as a whole. They are an invaluable colleague in the teaching team, and […]

By : Nick Cooper

There are many writers that inspire. And when it comes academic essay writing, rather surprisingly you may think, writers of fiction can have some great tips. Roald Dahl day celebrated on 13th September 2016, looks at the work of this inspiring children’s author. For aspiring authors, he has sage advice regarding the discipline of writing. […]

By : Nick Cooper

The mission behind National Hug Your Boss Day on 9th September 2016 is to highlight healthy working relationships and say the organisers, to promote happiness, bolster morale and increase motivation at work. They are quite right when they say that we spend the majority of our working day actually at work, so why not make […]

By : Nick Cooper

Family history is a popular subject. Who wouldn’t, for example, want to know the stories of their ancestors, where they lived, what they did, the stories of family members gone past? TV programmes have also helped to fuel the popularity of looking into a family’s past, with some shocks along the way, as well as […]

By : Nick Cooper

A nation of avid readers means a nation of people with high literacy and numeracy skills, as well as feeding the part of the brain that can often be squeezed by the stresses and strains of everyday life. We associate imagination and make believe with children but, for adults, the ability to imagine and dream […]

By : Nick Cooper

The wedding industry is big business. A recent survey found that the average cost of a wedding in the UK is just over £20,000. Not everyone chooses to spend a small fortune on their big day; some couples pay far less for a small, intimate wedding whilst other couples enjoy extravagant nuptials. No matter what […]

By : Nick Cooper