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How long does Functional Skills take? It depends on how much time you can give it, but most people finish quicker than they expect. This page...

Is Functional Skills equivalent to GCSE? At Level 2, yes. Functional Skills Level 2 sits at the same level as GCSE grades 9 to 4, which is why...

The rules for Functional Skills for apprenticeships changed in February 2025, and plenty of advice online is now out of date. Your age when you...

You need English or Maths at Level 2, and you've got two routes: Functional Skills or GCSE. Both can get you there, but they work differently....

The nights are drawing in, evenings are looking a little cosier and the trick-or-treaters have just done their rounds for Halloween. Before we...

Work doesn't stand still for long. New software arrives and roles get reshaped, often faster than anyone planned for. The way people work has...

You've got the degree and sent off the applications, but the replies aren't coming. If you can't find a graduate job, you're far from the only...

If you've read a headline about AI lately, you've probably wondered where it leaves your own job. It's a fair question. AI can now draft reports,...

Halloween is the ideal time for anyone who loves to be spooked to celebrate all things that go bump in the night. Ghosts, ghouls and monsters are...

Picture this – it’s Halloween night, the rain is beating down on the windows, the wind is whistling through the creaky back door, the lights...

Plenty of people go to work for the payslip, and there's nothing wrong with that. A growing number want something else from their working week,...

Some of the scariest films ever made didn't need a huge budget. What they did need was a good idea and a director who knew exactly when to make...

As a society, we spend most of our adult lives at work, so it is essential that we feel supported, particularly as 1 in 6 people experience issues...

There has never been a more important time to start a career in animal conservation. With humans altering over 75% of terrestrial environments and...

In our digital-first society, the landscape of learning has undergone a transformation, and this evolution extends to degree-level education. Here...