7th May 25 Family Hardship Fuelled Mum-of-Two’s Nursing Dreams with learndirect While coping with the emotional and practical challenges of caring for two children with complex needs, Emma Handley, 38, completed her Access to...
27th January 25 Dog Grooming Business Owner Turns to learndirect to Expand Career Kirsty Shaw, a 35-year-old dog lover and entrepreneur in Aberdeen, has been running her own dog grooming studio for the past 14 years. Passionate...
24th January 25 Touring Technician Trades Guitars for Ambulances with learndirect Support At 35, Tom Crockford’s journey toward becoming a paramedic is anything but ordinary. Born in Salisbury, Tom’s path has been shaped by a desire...
28th November 24 Lifelong Skier Channels Brain Injury Experience into SEN Studies After learning to walk and talk again following a brain injury in 2010, skilled skier Matt Masson has turned his trauma into an advantage by...
29th February 24 Teacher to Midwife: Young Mum Studies Online During Maternity Leave to Secure Uni Spot Amelia Rogers, 26, decided to transform her career while on maternity leave from teaching, studying online with learndirect to secure acceptance...
23rd February 24 learndirect Pledges to Help Get Britain Booming Again Following UK Recession While the UK officially enters recession, the GDP of its global counterparts, such as India and the UAE, continues to rise, raising questions over...
17th January 24 Ex-Royal Navy Mum Gets 200 Clients for Healthcare Business in 9 Months After Qualifying Online Gemma Brown, 42, went from working as a dental nurse in the Royal Navy to becoming her own boss as an in-demand Foot Health Practitioner in...
22nd November 23 After Covid Loss, Aspiring Nurse Takes Just 8 Months to Secure Dream University Place Emma Louise Fillier never thought she would be able to pursue a nursing career after suffering childhood “emotional abuse”, but after Covid-19...
14th September 23 Student Took Just 7 Months to Get an A* and Climbed Ben Nevis Grimsby-born Harvey Harris, 19, is preparing for life at the University of Nottingham after achieving his Physics A-Level in just seven months,...
19th April 23 Families Hit Hard by Rising Costs but Willing to Spend Money on Education Despite UK inflation reaching its highest figure in 41 years in October 2022, adults didn’t compromise their spending when it came to online...
17th April 23 The State of Learning: Commercial Education Industry Adapts During National Economic Uncertainty learndirect’s first annual report provides insight into the current commercial education landscape; how it’s evolving in a digital-first age...
