Life Skills

It is smart to tool up on skills and strategies that help you navigate your way through school. Toolbox has tips on how best to prepare for exams; how to ‘build' a good resumé for university applications; tips on success at interviews and how to get the best out of the long, school summer holidays.

Feeling pressure? Facts to be resilient by Laurence Shorter

Agggrh, that feeling of being about to explode or yell at someone or throw your revision in the bin

5m video

19/05/21

How To Get On Top Of Your Digital Skills

We all need to level up our digital skills – and fast - as everything tech is now an integral part of our lives and having digital fluency is the new currency

2m read

4/05/21

The subconscious can be influenced in a flash

A message – such as a sound or picture - that is too quick or too subtle for the conscious mind to process, is called a subliminal message

2m read

1/05/21

The secret to building a great resumé & stand out

Want to get a head start? Building a resumé is an important first step in getting together your future Personal Statement in time and in good shape

3m read

The Duke of Edinburgh Award: Why You Should Do It

Are you looking for a challenge to complete alongside your studies? Do you want to explore your unlocked potential?

2m read

26/04/21

Why chores aren’t such a bore after all

Doing chores is one of those things that most people avoid at all costs. But it's apparently a benefit to us in various ways

2m read

2/04/21

The best things in life are free. Why fresh air is good for you

Fresh air has a host of benefits. The outdoors, especially the green kind, helps reduce stress, helps us focus better, relieves mental fatigue and even reduces aggression.

2m read

1/04/21