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13/07/2020

Dates announced for GCSE and A-level exams for students unhappy with grades : Future Mag

Dates announced for GCSE and A-level exams for students unhappy with grades https://www.future-mag.co.uk/news/2020/7/13/dates-announced-for-gcse-and-a-level-exams-for-students-unhappy-with-grades

Dates announced for GCSE and A-level exams for students unhappy with grades Students in England who are unhappy with teacher-assessed grades will be able to take A-level exams in October and GCSE exams in November.AS and A-level exams will take place from October 5-23, and all GCSE exams will occur....

04/05/2020

One in five students unsure about starting university this year – survey : Future Mag

One in five students unsure about starting university this year – survey https://www.future-mag.co.uk/news/2020/5/4/one-in-five-students-unsure-about-starting-university-this-year-survey

Most applicants think the new A-level grading system is less fair than in previous years.

06/04/2020

Artist's Coronavirus Art Appeal for NHS : Future Mag

Artist's Coronavirus Art Appeal for NHS https://www.future-mag.co.uk/news/2020/4/6/covid19-movie-posters -19

Artist, Dan Pearce, is creating a series of movie poster parodies, sharing government COVID-19 guidelines, with ALL proceeds from their sales going to NHS Charities Together.

06/04/2020

Gaming used to spread Covid-19 safety message : Future Mag

Gaming used to spread Covid-19 safety message https://www.future-mag.co.uk/news/2020/4/6/gaming-used-to-spread-covid-19-safety-message -19

Government and leading UK video games companies see it as a way to get key public health messages into more UK homes

03/04/2020

Schools to rank GCSE and A-level students to award grades amid cancelled exams : Future Mag

Schools to rank GCSE and A-level students to award grades amid cancelled exams https://www.future-mag.co.uk/news/2020/4/3/schools-to-rank-gcse-and-a-level-students-to-award-grades-amid-cancelled-exams

Exam boards will be contacting schools and colleges after Easter to ask them to submit their judgments.

31/03/2020

Houseparty: Tips and tricks on using the video chat app : Future Mag

Houseparty: Tips and tricks on using the video chat app https://www.future-mag.co.uk/news/2020/3/31/houseparty-tips-and-tricks-on-using-the-video-chat-app

The app has gained popularity during lockdown. We reveal how to get the best out of it.

23/03/2020

Wicks’ first online PE session for school kids gets hundreds of thousands of views : Future Mag

Wicks’ first online PE session for school kids gets hundreds of thousands of views https://www.future-mag.co.uk/news/2020/3/23/wicks-first-online-pe-session-for-school-kids-gets-hundreds-of-thousands-of-views

The Body Coach announced last week that he would be hosting fitness classes on his YouTube channel from Monday.

12/03/2020

Social distancing, containment and pandemic – what do they all mean? : Future Mag

Social distancing, containment and pandemic – what do they all mean? https://www.future-mag.co.uk/news/2020/3/12/social-distancing-containment-and-pandemic-what-do-they-all-mean

Here’s a glossary to make sense of the various terms and words used in connection with coronavirus.

04/03/2020

Some schools closing down despite official advice on coronavirus : Future Mag

Some schools closing down despite official advice on coronavirus https://www.future-mag.co.uk/news/2020/3/4/some-schools-closing-down-despite-official-advice-on-coronavirus

At least 10 schools have shut but government advice says there is no need to routinely send pupils home.

30/10/2019

Drop-out rate higher among students with unconditional offers : Future Mag

Drop-out rate higher among students with unconditional offers https://www.future-mag.co.uk/news/2019/10/30/drop-out-rate-higher-among-students-with-unconditional-offers

The Office for Students has raised concerns that teenagers who accept unconditional university offers are more likely to drop out of degree courses.

25/10/2019

JK Rowling warns gap year travellers not to volunteer at orphanages : Future Mag

JK Rowling warns gap year travellers not to volunteer at orphanages https://www.future-mag.co.uk/news/2019/10/25/jk-rowling-warns-gap-year-travellers-not-to-volunteer-at-orphanages

JK Rowling warns gap year travellers not to volunteer at orphanages JK Rowling has urged gap year travellers not to volunteer at orphanages as she gave a speech at a global forum.The Harry Potter author launched her campaign, which aims to end child trafficking and family separati...

11/10/2019

Increase in black students admitted to Cambridge University : Future Mag

Increase in black students admitted to Cambridge University https://www.future-mag.co.uk/news/2019/10/11/increase-in-black-students-admitted-to-cambridge-university

The prestigious institution said black students made up 3.4% of this year’s UK undergraduate intake.

01/10/2019

Stranger Things fans go wild on Twitter after season four teaser video : Future Mag

Stranger Things fans go wild on Twitter after season four teaser video https://www.future-mag.co.uk/news/2019/10/1/stranger-things-fans-go-wild-on-twitter-after-season-four-teaser-video

The video racked up more than five million views in a matter of hours.

01/10/2019

Banksy opens homeware store after card company legal dispute : Future Mag

Banksy opens homeware store after card company legal dispute https://www.future-mag.co.uk/news/2019/10/1/banksy-opens-homeware-store-after-card-company-legal-dispute

The graffiti artist said the card company is contesting the trademark he holds to his art.

11/09/2019

Social media linked to poorer mental health among teenagers – study : Future Mag

Social media linked to poorer mental health among teenagers – study https://www.future-mag.co.uk/news/2019/9/11/social-media-linked-to-poorer-mental-health-among-teenagers-study

Some previous studies have suggested no link between poor mental health and screen time.

11/09/2019

International students to be able to stay in UK for two years after graduating : Future Mag

International students to be able to stay in UK for two years after graduating https://www.future-mag.co.uk/news/2019/9/11/international-students-to-be-able-to-stay-in-uk-for-two-years-after-graduating

Boris Johnson said the changes would help those studying in Britain to begin their careers in the UK.

06/09/2019

University Challenge a predictor of earnings : Future Mag

University Challenge a predictor of earnings https://www.future-mag.co.uk/news/2019/9/6/university-challenge-a-predictor-of-earnings

Research suggests that the TV show is a better predictor of future income than official data

04/09/2019

Brexit A to Z: Key terms relating to Britain’s departure explained : Future Mag

Brexit A to Z: Key terms relating to Britain’s departure explained https://www.future-mag.co.uk/news/2019/9/4/brexit-a-to-z-key-terms-relating-to-britains-departure-explained

A to Z guide of Brexit terms that *might* help (or not!)

02/09/2019

‘Huge gaps’ in mental health support for young people : Future Mag

‘Huge gaps’ in mental health support for young people https://www.future-mag.co.uk/news/2019/9/2/huge-gaps-in-mental-health-support-for-young-people

Charity YoungMinds surveyed more than 7,000 young people who have looked for mental health support.

28/08/2019

Queen dragged into constitutional row as she approves plan to suspend Parliament : Future Mag

Queen dragged into constitutional row as she approves plan to suspend Parliament https://www.future-mag.co.uk/news/2019/8/28/queen-dragged-into-constitutional-row-as-she-approves-plan-to-suspend-parliament

Boris Johnson has set out plans to suspend Parliament for five weeks ahead of a Queen’s Speech on October 14.

23/08/2019

College lecturer and artist recreate masterpieces on Southsea beach : Future Mag

College lecturer and artist recreate masterpieces on Southsea beach https://www.future-mag.co.uk/news/2019/8/23/college-lecturer-and-artist-recreate-masterpieces-on-southsea-beach

The pair recreated the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci and Vermeer’s Girl With The Pearl Earring.

21/08/2019

UK visitors take to social media to reveal the country’s biggest culture shocks : Future Mag

UK visitors take to social media to reveal the country’s biggest culture shocks https://www.future-mag.co.uk/news/2019/8/21/uk-visitors-take-to-social-media-to-reveal-the-countrys-biggest-culture-shocks

Reddit users explained the things that surprised them about visiting the UK, from its food to its people.

21/08/2019

New GCSE grading system: The key changes : Future Mag

New GCSE grading system: The key changes https://www.future-mag.co.uk/news/2019/8/21/new-gcse-grading-system-the-key-changes

Here’s all you need to know about the recent changes to GCSEs.

20/08/2019

New railcard for teenagers goes on sale : Future Mag

New railcard for teenagers goes on sale https://www.future-mag.co.uk/news/2019/8/20/new-railcard-for-teenagers-goes-on-sale

The 16-17 Saver costs £30 and will be valid for one year, or until the passenger’s 18th birthday if that comes earlier.

16/08/2019

More needs to be done for Bame applicants at top universities, says student : Future Mag

More needs to be done for Bame applicants at top universities, says student https://www.future-mag.co.uk/news/2019/8/16/more-needs-to-be-done-for-bame-applicants-at-top-universities-says-student

More needs to be done for Bame applicants at top universities, says student A young black student from a deprived background who has gained a place at Cambridge has called on top universities to do more to offer places to black, Asian and minority ethnic applicants. Trisha Abass will study English l...