Best Student Bank Accounts 2020
Banks love reeling new students in with goodies, and the latest batch of accounts are out. This is a guide to bagging the best deal, whether you’re a fresher or just refreshing your finances.
Local Tutoring
The Big Plus is a free service that puts you in touch with a local tutor, who can help you with reading, writing or numbers. They’ll meet you in a local place, like a library or college. You’ll have a chat to decide what things you want to learn. Check out the website to see […]
Career Planning
The My World of Work website has lots of tools and resources to help you find a career which would be right for you and then develop a plan of how to reach that goal. From CV writing to funding, there’s lots of information to help you no matter where you are in your career.
Volunteer Scotland
Volunteering is a great way to strengthen a CV or application. Find a volunteering opportunity to suit your career goals by checking out the Volunteer Scotland website.
PlanIt Plus
Career planning starts as early as choosing your subjects at school and Planit has a number of interactive tools to help you with this. There is also a CareerMatch quiz that helps you to think about your interests and identifies relevant careers, which is ideal if you’re not sure what you want to do yet. […]
Writing a Personal Statement
A personal statement is a short summary of your education and work experiences and achievements. If you are applying to a college or university course or even an apprenticeship you will need to create a personal statement. A personal statement is an opportunity to sell yourself, as different courses and apprenticeships can be quite competitive. […]
Changing Courses
After you’ve started a course you might realise it’s not the right one for you. This can be scary, but your college or university offers support to help. Your institution’s Student Services will talk you through everything you need to know. They might also be able to help resolve a problem that means you don’t […]
UCAS: Making Changes
This link gives you all the information you need if you have to make a change to your UCAS application.
Bank Cards Explained
Bank cards are an important part of managing your finances but they can be confusing. You may be asked to give your account details to receive bursary payments or your wages, so it’s important to know about this. This guide explains where you can find your details on your card. Alternatively, you can find these […]
How do I change jobs?
Sometimes a job may no longer fit your needs and you might want to change jobs. These links help provide insight of how to go about doing so.