The summer holidays are here! If you’re booked up to jet off for a beach break of banana boats, bar crawls and beach volleyball with your mates, don’t leave your sensible head at the departure gate – student writer Eilidh Stewart offers some top tips to ensure a safe, happy, memorable holiday for all. Summer’s all about one thing – holidays. Thanks to… Continue reading Surviving your first big holiday
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5 ways to… end school in style
As you’re preparing to hang up your school ties and embrace the summer holidays, these last few weeks are like gold dust after the stress of exams. The pressure’s off and you’re currently ruling the canteen queues at the top of the pecking order. Here are some ideas to end your year the right way and recreate that… Continue reading 5 ways to… end school in style
Why work experience is worth it
As soon as I turned 16, I was desperate to get a weekend job. My first position was as a ‘Saturday girl’ in a children’s footwear shop- I can still reel off some facts about Hush Puppies if you asked me. However, at that point I never thought about getting some kind of work experience… Continue reading Why work experience is worth it
Study survival
It’s a word that strikes fear in the hearts of students and school pupils across the land – exams. But with the right prep, you could be on your way to study success. Seasoned student Laura Donaldson offers some top tips to aid your revision this season… Preparation Preparation is one of the key factors in your studying, even if you don’t… Continue reading Study survival
Valentine’s Day Survival
Valentine’s Day. For both single people and those in relationships, it brings about a range of stresses – what do I buy, where do I go and how do I act? Well this is a list of things not to do this Valentine’s Day to try and help you get through the day, no matter… Continue reading Valentine’s Day Survival
Blog your way into a job
While we’re reading more and more about bloggers hitting the big time and turning their hobby of writing online into a career, there’s another use to the humble weblog. Blogs now have fantastic potential to be used as online portfolios, giving companies the chance to see your skills in action outside the restrictions of an interview… Continue reading Blog your way into a job
5 Ways to Stop Procrastinating
We’ve all suffered from procrastination at one point or another. Sometimes it’s the sudden need to walk your dog. Other times, you just sit scrolling through your Facebook news feed, even though there have been no new developments in the past fifteen minutes. Current student Eilidh Stewart, the voice of experience, offers five ways to… Continue reading 5 Ways to Stop Procrastinating
How To… Ace Your Prelims
It’s the first week back at school and just five minutes after you’re reunited with the friends you didn’t see over the festive period – prelims hit. Some think that because prelims are marked internally, and their grades don’t end up on the all important SQA certificate, that they just don’t matter. But they do.… Continue reading How To… Ace Your Prelims
How to… Keep New Year’s Resolutions
The time of year where we make promises to ourselves has arrived. And no doubt, even though it’s only the first week of January, many of us are struggling to follow through with our pledge. Keeping New Year’s resolutions can be hard, no matter how simple a target you set yourself. So whether you’ve sworn… Continue reading How to… Keep New Year’s Resolutions