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Anyone else impatient to just work instead of do a long theory degree? 🙃 1 day ago 05 Nov 19:32 Replies: 1
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Computer Game Degrees - The next big scandal 2 days ago 05 Nov 14:34 Replies: 6
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I want to know all about school 3 days ago 03 Nov 16:34 Replies: 1
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University Counselor 5 days ago 02 Nov 14:03 Replies: 2
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Prestige vs. Level 6 Early Years Practitioner? 1 week ago 29 Oct 20:27 Replies: 0
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Is learning a trade better than uni? 1 week ago 27 Oct 19:56 Replies: 8
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My hobby 1 week ago 27 Oct 15:13 Replies: 1
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Is there any economic justification for going to university? 1 week ago 26 Oct 22:16 Replies: 2
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Do extracurriculars actually help with scholarships and uni chances? 1 week ago 26 Oct 18:31 Replies: 2
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How much does it cost to become an Edexcel academic centre? 1 week ago 26 Oct 14:35 Replies: 4
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Six-Seven 1 week ago 24 Oct 17:46 Replies: 2
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Is being smart a bad thing? 2 weeks ago 23 Oct 16:11 Replies: 3
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To what extent does social class influence people's education in Britain? 2 weeks ago 17 Oct 22:44 Replies: 1
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what would a good student satisfaction rate be? 3 weeks ago 17 Oct 11:09 Replies: 2
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What online tools do you use for managing learning progress? 3 weeks ago 17 Oct 10:12 Replies: 0
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Why are GCSE students saying they are cooked? 3 weeks ago 10 Oct 22:57 Replies: 4
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Is it time to abolish the Times, CUG and Guardian rankings? 4 weeks ago 07 Oct 18:58 Replies: 14
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Maintenance grants to return in England: is this a good idea? 4 weeks ago 05 Oct 22:39 Replies: 3
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Are humanities (and Arts & Social Sciences) degrees completely useless nowadays? 30-09-2025 30 Sep 16:07 Replies: 2
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does your education really matter? 25-09-2025 25 Sep 19:11 Replies: 4
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Uni rankings important 23-09-2025 23 Sep 15:40 Replies: 7
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If a teacher uses ChatGPT to write an assignment, can students use ChatGPT to answer? 23-09-2025 23 Sep 1:39 Replies: 10
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Course or Uni? 22-09-2025 22 Sep 14:14 Replies: 6
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George Abaraony ABB Oxford PPE 🤮🤮🤮 (Pgs: 1 2) 17-09-2025 17 Sep 10:20 Replies: 22
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Uni of Manchester looks a bit like Oxbridge? 16-09-2025 16 Sep 18:56 Replies: 4
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Psychology 15-09-2025 15 Sep 9:11 Replies: 1
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'Super Universities' - Is this the Future of Higher Education in the UK? 14-09-2025 14 Sep 9:32 Replies: 7
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Is uni just a £50k group project in alcoholism? (Pgs: 1 2) 13-09-2025 13 Sep 9:20 Replies: 22
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Uni Debt And Transfer 12-09-2025 12 Sep 13:04 Replies: 5
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Business idea and careers advice 11-09-2025 11 Sep 0:14 Replies: 0
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I’m not impressed by your grades if you go to private school RANT 08-09-2025 08 Sep 9:47 Replies: 14
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Mahnoor Cheema: 34 GCSEs, 23 A-levels, and Oxford - but at what cost? (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5) 06-09-2025 06 Sep 21:12 Replies: 81
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Don’t go to university it’s a scam 06-09-2025 06 Sep 21:08 Replies: 10
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fellow opinions on the john locke institute 06-09-2025 06 Sep 18:08 Replies: 1
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Oxford graduates - Billionaires and Multimillionaires (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 06-09-2025 05 Sep 23:26 Replies: 72
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what do you think of these questions 04-09-2025 04 Sep 6:23 Replies: 0
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A career decision 03-09-2025 03 Sep 12:29 Replies: 1
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Lap top 01-09-2025 01 Sep 18:40 Replies: 0
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Lap top 01-09-2025 01 Sep 18:37 Replies: 0
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John Locke summer camps--overrated or inherently good? 28-08-2025 28 Aug 15:39 Replies: 0
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Agricultural Extension and Education 28-08-2025 28 Aug 9:20 Replies: 0
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Poll: Are single-sex schools a thing of the past? Should they be abolished or not? (Pgs: 1 2 3) 26-08-2025 26 Aug 10:24 Replies: 41
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30% of uni students now live at home while at uni rather than moving out into studen 26-08-2025 26 Aug 10:00 Replies: 2
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Hot Topic Debate: we don't need smartphones (Pgs: 1 2) 25-08-2025 25 Aug 0:53 Replies: 33
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Should school summer holidays be reformed? 24-08-2025 24 Aug 20:56 Replies: 1
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Point System Meaning 22-08-2025 22 Aug 19:43 Replies: 5
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Sign this petition to scrap 2025 gcses - legit govt petition sign pls (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 21-08-2025 21 Aug 22:16 Replies: 140
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What’s one “random” school rule you still think about? 20-08-2025 20 Aug 21:14 Replies: 10
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The John Locke Institute - 10/10 15-08-2025 14 Aug 23:08 Replies: 0
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Bumper A-Level grades set to be ‘new normal’ 14-08-2025 14 Aug 9:03 Replies: 8
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Back to the Books 13-08-2025 13 Aug 8:42 Replies: 1
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College of Paramedics publish statement on Graduate Guarantee 12-08-2025 12 Aug 18:01 Replies: 0
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Is this true for gap year students? 10-08-2025 10 Aug 12:17 Replies: 8
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Public school 09-08-2025 08 Aug 23:19 Replies: 2
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BBC News - Civil Service Interns must be working class 06-08-2025 06 Aug 9:32 Replies: 8
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Why do some people on TSR for university applications act like this? 04-08-2025 04 Aug 7:21 Replies: 1
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Really sad about not getting into oxford or cambridge 02-08-2025 02 Aug 19:09 Replies: 17
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Poll: Is Geography an art or a science? (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 31-07-2025 31 Jul 22:28 Replies: 62
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School ties 31-07-2025 31 Jul 21:48 Replies: 2
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Smart phones and watches in school? 29-07-2025 29 Jul 16:37 Replies: 3
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What jobs can you actually get with a Philosophy degree? 24-07-2025 24 Jul 22:14 Replies: 1
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Who should I vote for for Cambridge Uni chancellor? 23-07-2025 23 Jul 22:19 Replies: 8
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Would you be in favour of university admissions being purely based on exams? 23-07-2025 23 Jul 15:58 Replies: 6
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Oxford vs Cambridge 23-07-2025 23 Jul 13:15 Replies: 1
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hot topics- fan clubs? 19-07-2025 19 Jul 1:29 Replies: 6
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Hot topic, would would win - a bear or a gorilla? 19-07-2025 19 Jul 0:03 Replies: 3
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A.I,chatgpt and people using it for their education and tests. 18-07-2025 18 Jul 12:16 Replies: 1
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Should exams be reformed? 18-07-2025 18 Jul 12:12 Replies: 4
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How important is Russell group uni?? 13-07-2025 13 Jul 0:15 Replies: 2
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Are humanities / arts / social sciences degrees worthless apart from being a hobby (Pgs: 1 2) 10-07-2025 10 Jul 20:15 Replies: 26
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How can I report an institution for poor academic practice 09-07-2025 09 Jul 12:57 Replies: 2
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Education system let me down (Pgs: 1 2 3) 04-07-2025 03 Jul 23:48 Replies: 55
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AI Detection is genuine BS 01-07-2025 01 Jul 16:08 Replies: 10
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Summer Heat & Exams 30-06-2025 30 Jun 17:47 Replies: 8
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What is the best London uni for quantity surveying? 30-06-2025 30 Jun 16:58 Replies: 2
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4plus test for Early Years: how to prepare prospective candidates 30-06-2025 30 Jun 10:39 Replies: 0
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Is a grammar school really better than a ‘normal school?’ 27-06-2025 27 Jun 13:14 Replies: 6
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pls send to kier about gcses GCSEs (Pgs: 1 2) 23-06-2025 23 Jun 18:59 Replies: 33
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What do Universities Mean when they say they don’t allow A-level Resits? 17-06-2025 17 Jun 18:19 Replies: 8
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'Not all state schools are made equal': do grammars dominate top uni admissions? (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 06-06-2025 06 Jun 20:12 Replies: 445
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