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As you start thinking about university options while you’re in sixth form, you may hear from your teachers about Russell Group universities. As you narrow down your selection to five universities, you may consider including one or even several Russell Group institutions among your choices. So, what does the Russell Group actually mean when it comes to universities?

The Russell Group is an organisation of 24 universities in the UK. All of them well known for their commitment and focus on research and outstanding teaching and learning experiences.

The Russell Group was initially founded in 1994, and in the QS World University Rankings 2024, four of the top 10 universities in the world – Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College London and University College London – are Russell Group members.

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What’s new in GCSE

Up to 2,500 secondary school students from between 60 and 100 schools will trial online GCSEs.  Thousands of students in England will sit on-screen tests this year in a major pilot run by AQA, the country’s largest exam board, marking a big step towards online exams.

A second exam board, which is already running on-screen GCSE trials, has now said it is preparing to make high-stakes exams available on screen by 2025. According to polling for AQA, more than two-thirds (68%) of young people surveyed agreed digital exams would be better preparation for future work, education or training.

Earlier this year, the OCR exam board also piloted digital exams in UK schools.

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We are pleased that the article about our student has appeared in the recent AEGIS newsletter.

See the link below:

AEGIS magazine article Oct 23

Languages and the creative arts are falling out of favour among GCSE and A-level students. Provisional figures for the number of entries for GCSE and A-level qualifications in England this summer have been published.

Here’s what we know

Boost for Maths and Computing

Rishi Sunak has a reason to celebrate, as entries for maths subjects are on the rise. Although his plan to make maths education compulsory until age 18 has yet to be implemented, Statistics entries at GCSE level have increased by 18.4% since last summer. Meanwhile, Maths entries have risen by 5%.

Also, computing A-level entries rose up to almost 15% from 15,210 last year to 17,420 this year.

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The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) has announced that traditional Personal Statements will soon be removed from the university application process in the UK.

Personal statements for university applicants will be scrapped amid claims they give middle-class students an unfair advantage.

Aspiring undergraduates will instead answer a questionnaire covering six key areas, including motivation for the course and preferred learning style.

Find out how this will work, when it will happen and how it will affect your application.

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One of the most difficult tasks in education is deciding the best course to study. Since many students want to match passion with opportunities, they make inquiries before enrolling at a university.   This is because many students upon graduation wish to live and work in the UK. Therefore, studying a less-in-demand course will reduce their chances of getting employed. Studying one of the popular courses in the UK gives you a headway career-wise.

We hope this article will help all potential students to choose one of the best courses to study in the UK.  International students may find this particularly helpful.

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Being a multi-cultural community hosting people from around 200 nationalities, the UAE has a large network of private schools, which follow different curricula.  More than 200 international schools centred on Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, and Ras Al-Khaimah provide the expatriate population with a wide variety of educational options. Most are co-educational day schools and a few take girls only.

Private schools comprise mainly British, American and Indian curricula that meet the educational needs of different nationalities residing in the emirate.

Let’s talk about the best British schools in UAE.

The Royal Grammar School, Guildford, Dubai

RGS Dubai, a brand new, ultra modern campus for a school with a 500-year history

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It is not always easy to make important decisions for your future studies, especially with so many different courses at various levels. Now added to this long list of exciting courses is the introduction of the new T Levels, which are highly practical pathways that help you to step into various industries.

Here you will discover which pathway would be more suited to you, according to your own learning style, and how each one of these pathways can lead to great career prospects.

How much reading and research do you enjoy?

If you are the kind of student who enjoys academic subjects that require a lot of reading, writing and research, then A Levels would most likely be suited to your learning style. Science and maths subjects, although practical in some aspects, are considered highly academic due to the amount of study required.

You usually study three or more A-levels over two years and they are assessed by a series of exams.  If you enjoy academic learning and want to study a broad range of subjects, they could be the perfect option for you. If you’re sure that you want to go to university then they are worth considering.

A-levels are highly valued by employers and universities so they can open up lots of doors to further study and careers.

They are good if you don’t know what you want to study at university, or haven’t pinned down your ideal career yet, because they keep a lot of options open.

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The UK is home to some of the best universities in the world. It’s no surprise, then, that it draws thousands of international students to its shores in pursuit of their higher education each year. In 2019-20 there were 538,615 international students studying in the UK; 142,985 of these were from the EU and 395,630 were non-EU, said government data.  Despite this, it was fairly difficult for international students to pursue work opportunities in the UK after completing their studies.  This is beginning to change.

The Government’s long-awaited Graduate Visa route finally launched on 1 July 2021. The revival of the post study work visa (which ended in 2012) is a welcome boost to both the UK’s international student sector and to UK employers grappling with post Brexit recruitment.

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We are pleased to announce that we have passed Gold Standard reinspection by AEGIS (Association for the Education and Guardianship of International Students), with flying colours. It was a very thorough process, which involved checking all the documentation, inspecting host families and getting feedback from schools, parents and students.

Our inspector wrote that the feedback was fantastic all around, ‘Parents and students are overwhelmingly positive about the service they receive from Best Start Education’.   ‘Schools unanimously appreciate the high levels of support they receive from Best Start Education’.

We are very pleased with the outcome of the inspection and very grateful for the support of the parents, students and schools. We provide a safe and happy environment, to give your child the best possible opportunity to discover his/her own potential.

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