Course: Returning to Education as a Mature Student

In 1919, the UK Government’s Education Committee set out a report to revolutionise the country’s education system. One of the recommendations was that every university establish departments for continuing education. …

As a mature learner, we may have been out of education for some years, or many years. We may not even remember what level of qualification and what grades we …

Having attended a number of schools as a child, and then experienced a range of careers, before returning to education, Keran was able to transfer her work and life skills …

The way we look for our keys is different to the way we look for a holiday. If we want to know what’s on television tonight, we might look in …

Wouldn’t it be a relief if we knew that we weren’t the only one who just ‘gets by’ in the digital world? Wouldn’t it make us feel even better if …

Following on from Knowles’ six characters of adult learners, fellow educators suggest that adults bring subjective experience to learning. Mature learners are motivated to learn because they are usually undertaking …

‘Normally I miss deadlines like a stormtrooper misses Jedi,’ Patrick Rothfuss, Unfettered. Even when we think our lives are already busy, we can usually fit new and additional things in, …

In the video here, Keran talks about the time pressures of study… but the benefits of being well-organised! Are there learning points from her video that you could take away …

The things to consider about caring responsibilities are: Do you constantly worry about a family member or relative? Do you provide emotional support on the phone? Do you travel home …

Current university student Alex shares his experience of returning to education once his child started nursery. Despite of the cost of living with with a young family, Alex talks about …

The world of financing any studies can be really confusing, but there is a lot of help out there to guide us in the right direction. All education institutes will …

If we look around us, we are surrounded by what we consider to be individuals or groups of people that are smarter than we are, are so accomplished, and are …

Let me introduce to you Vincent (Vinny) Shepherd. Vinny is a mature student here at the University of York and he talks here about the point in his life where …

We hope you’ve enjoyed the first week of the course. Very well done for staying with us this far into the course. Hopefully you’ve had the chance to develop a …

Susan juggles the second year of a university course to become a Nurse, with a full-time job, work placement, family life and studying. She has the determination to succeed and …