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  • Better students take Easter Revision

    Article in Summary Better students take Easter Revision nowadays. Students in 2012 are much more likely to be hunting A grades than just trying to avoid a fail. The article looks at case histories and explains the pressures which have driven the surge in demand for Easter Revision courses. Article in detail Revision courses run…

  • The value of Independent sixth form colleges

    Article in summary In this article, written for the 2012 edition of the First Eleven Schools Guide, James Wardrobe describes the origins of independent sixth form colleges and the benefits they offer university-bound students: good course choice, small classes and a strong focus on examination technique. Article in detail Origins of sixth form colleges Independent…

  • CIFE Awards 2012

    Article in summary The article describes the CIFE awards 2012, how Academic and College Award winners are chosen, the awards ceremony proceedings, and the individual 2012 award winners’ achievements and backgrounds. Article in detail At the annual CIFE Academic Awards Presentation held at the House of Lords on Monday 19th March 2012, Baroness Perry of…

  • Government proposals threaten January retakes

    Article in summary This article, published in 2012, has partly been superseded by events: January exams have gone, and A-level reform is proceeding apace. For the latest on the changes discussed below see Tour article on the new A-level and GCSE exams. However, we’ve left this article online because it gives useful background to the…

  • Why are we putting off overseas students?

    “Why are we putting off overseas students?” asks new CIFE Chairman in an article written in July 2012 The government’s current immigration policy is definitely affecting the choices of top-class international students deciding to pursue their further and higher education abroad, according to the new Chairman of the Council for Independent Education (CIFE), the national…

  • Increased demand for Easter revision courses

    This article, written in March 2013, explains the pressures which are making more students than ever turn to Easter Revision courses. On Thursday March 7th 2013, for the last time ever, results were published for pu­pils who took A-level exams in January. This so-called retake session will not happen again without a further change in…

  • Duff Miller announces another successful year for results

    Once again, Duff Miller College is pleased to announce another great year for A-Level results with our students gaining places on Law, Economics, Engineering, Medical, Dental and Veterinary Science courses at many of the UK’s leading universities including Imperial, UCL, King’s College London, Bristol, Edinburgh and Warwick. We would like to offer special congratulations to…