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Supporting Students through the January Slump

Being accepted to university is a major achievement, especially for students from under-represented backgrounds. But progression through university is equally important.

Across the UK, around 5–7% of full-time undergraduates don’t continue into their second year – and that figure is higher for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. (Gov.uk)

That means thousands of young people who got in are not staying on – not because they lack talent, but often because they feel isolated, overwhelmed, or disconnected.

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Applying a Coaching Approach to People Management

Applying a Coaching Approach to People Management A little while ago Rose wrote a blog for the EDUCAUSE Review Professional Development Commons blog. Here is the article that was published.Coaching is a term that appears more and more in management circles, and yet it is often misunderstood or misinterpreted. This article unpacks what coaching means,

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From Scunthorpe to Paris: How becoming a mature learner changed my life.

From Scunthorpe to Paris: How becoming a mature learner changed my life.​ “The best life changing decision I ever made was to go to university, but as a college dropout, I never imagined I’d make it!” The College Dropout At 18 I waved goodbye to my friends as they left for university. I’d dropped out

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