We thought we'd take a look at the objectives and goals we set at the beginning of this year to see how we've been...
Career Development
Having a portfolio career
“You’re doing so well now with such a diverse portfolio career…” What is a portfolio career? I had to think hard...
We have a number of new roles: November 2020
We are really excited to have a number of new job vacancies available. It's a good sign that things are looking up....
Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it’s off to work we go!
Which dwarf has to stay at home with the rule of six? Happily since Snow White and her seven dwarves are in the same family bubble, they should be OK. The summer holidays are now a distant memory, the kids have gone back to school...
My first week as an apprentice
Throughout my time at college, despite enjoying studying and being relatively academic, university was never at the top of my list of paths to take after my A-levels. I took Business Studies, Geography and English Language, and after an unusual end to my college years...
Algorithms Evolve – How human error, not Artificial Intelligence failed our A Level students
In a previous blog I waxed lyrical about how one benefit of COVID-19 has been the very clear use of data (not always the right data) and analytics/modelling to help drive decision making (not always the right decision!). Then the dominating UK news...
What did I achieve in lockdown?
I write this blog exactly 20 weeks into ‘lockdown’ and the headlines are still dominated by the continued impact of the virus. Whilst restrictions are being slowly lifted (and in some cases reinstated) it is clear that a return to our once ‘free’ lives is still a...
It’s time to excel (at Excel)
I am delighted to announce that I have now got over a quarter of a century’s experience in the use of Excel. It is the first analytical package I used during my university studies and I have used it ever since. I had a brief...
Class of 2020
Final year GCSE and ‘A’ Level students across the UK will have a range of emotions on the back of the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. These groups are to be known in this blog as the ‘Class of 2020’. Our household is no exception, with my stepson in year...