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Updates: Colleges & Business Units | Commercial Outlets and Nurseries
Advice for: Students, Parents and Carers | College Applicants | Apprentices
Updates: Colleges & Business Units | Commercial Outlets and Nurseries
Advice for: Students, Parents and Carers | College Applicants | Apprentices
Where do you see yourself at the end of the year? If you’re planning to go to university or want to land your dream job – there are things you can be doing now to make sure it becomes a reality.
Find out how you can reach your potential by dropping in to our Information and Guidance Centre.
As the cost of everyday items increases, it is helpful to look at ways to make your money go further. Lucy Sutcliffe, Restaurant Supervisor at our on-site bistro, Streetside, has shared her top tips and a few simple recipes for cheap, homemade and tasty meals.
Bacon Hot Pot - potatoes, onions, bacon, white sauce and cheese. It makes a huge dish - serve with baked beans.
Homemade Fish Fingers - use cheap frozen fish portions, usually 3 large filets of basa or pollock. This makes almost 40 fish fingers. Smash up any left over snacks such as crisps, bread sticks or tortilla chips up in a bag to makes the crispy coating. Make your own chips and garlic mayo.
Use Apps to save money - Download the Too Good to Go app. Local shops, cafes and restaurants offer 'magic bags', filled with fresh food that has not sold that day - helping over 25,000 businesses to reduce their food waste. You can get a bag for as little as £2 and the value is usually around £12.
We’re all capable of indulging over Christmas, and you may feel like now is the time to get back on track and lead a healthier lifestyle. As many of our Sport students will tell you, exercise is more than just cardio health and muscle growth, it’s also a great way to relieve stress! Beat the ‘back-to-College’ slump with these tips:
It’s easy to get stuck in the same old routine. Why not commit to exploring places and doing things that you have never done before?
The Students’ Union are always running trips at low prices. Normally, the trips will include your travel, so it couldn’t be easier to find something new to do.
You can find out about upcoming trips including Paintballing, Go Ape and the London Eye on their website here.
We all have the responsibility to do more to help reduce global warming and ensure that we are living sustainably. It can be difficult to make a big change overnight, so why not pick up some of the following ideas so that your individual differences result in a positive difference for the planet:
If you find it difficult to budget, or you can’t help but spend too much money, why not make it your resolution to shake up the way you spend?
Simply trying to budget can be hard when you don’t have a lot of spare cash. You can make things easier for yourself, by ensuring that you are always getting the best deal. Try the following things and let the saving begin:
