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# From Checkout to Office: How Sarah Got Her Dream Job with Functional Skills Sarah never thought she’d work in an office. For eight years, she’d been behind a checkout at the local supermarket, scanning barcodes and making small talk with customers. It wasn’t a bad job, but it wasn’t her dream either. At 32,…
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Let me tell you about Sarah. She’s 34, works part-time at a local supermarket, and has two kids who think she’s the smartest person in the world. But Sarah has a secret that’s been eating away at her confidence for years – she never got her maths and English GCSEs when she was at school.
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# The Busy Parent’s Guide to Getting Your Maths and English Sorted (Finally) You know you need better qualifications. You’ve known it for years. Every job application that asks for “GCSE Maths and English or equivalent” reminds you. Every time you help your kids with homework and struggle with concepts they find easy, you feel…
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You’ve been thinking about it for months, maybe even years. Getting those qualifications you never finished. Finally tackling the maths and English that have been holding you back. Proving to yourself (and maybe others) that you’re capable of more. But every time you look into going back to education, you feel overwhelmed. College courses that…
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Right now, you’re an apprentice. You’re learning your trade, developing technical skills, and getting paid to gain experience. But what’s your plan for the next five years? Ten years? Twenty years? If you’re thinking like most apprentices, you’re probably focused on completing your current training and getting qualified in your trade. That’s important, but it’s…
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Let’s be honest about something that nobody wants to talk about: you’re struggling with the maths part of your apprenticeship, aren’t you? Maybe you’re fine with the practical work – you can use tools, follow procedures, and get the job done. But when it comes to calculations, measurements, or understanding technical drawings with numbers, you…
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Every successful apprentice has a secret. It’s not about being the most technically skilled person in the room, or working the longest hours, or knowing the right people. The secret is being the apprentice who can do more than just the technical work. Let me tell you about the apprentices who get promoted, who become…
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# Functional Skills vs GCSE: Which One Will Actually Help Your Apprenticeship? You’re doing an apprenticeship, which means you’re smart enough to know that practical skills matter more than theoretical knowledge. So why are you even considering GCSEs when there’s a better option designed specifically for people like you? Let me break down the real…
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# Why Apprentices Still Need Functional Skills (Even After the Rule Change) You’ve probably heard the news by now. The government changed the rules in February 2025, and apprentices over 19 no longer have to pass Functional Skills to complete their apprenticeships. Some people are calling it a victory, a removal of barriers, a chance…