by Natalie Lancer | Oct 12, 2016 | Coaching in Education, Life coaching, University advice
The idea that university is a place of personal growth is not a new one, but with tuition fees set to rise this academic year again, it may be wise to back up this claim with some empirical data. What personal growth occurs at university and why is it important?...
by Natalie Lancer | Jun 17, 2015 | Coaching in Education, Schools subjects advice, Study advice
Stress is an inevitable part of preparing for exams – indeed an optimum amount of stress will propel your child to study harder and be enabled to write and think faster in the actual exam. The key, as a parent, is for you to remain calm and to support your child...
by Natalie Lancer | Apr 3, 2015 | Coaching in Education, Schools subjects advice, Study advice
Extra-curricular activities have been an integral part of school for a long time. As well as helping children develop life-long interests in the activities themselves, they also foster important soft skills, for example, taking part in sports may promote perseverance,...
by Natalie Lancer | Feb 25, 2015 | Coaching in Education, Schools subjects advice, University advice
Since 2010, I have been providing university advice to students and their parents through my business myuniapplication.com. Before that I was a secondary school teacher, Head of Science and Assistant Headteacher and published author in university guidance. I have...
by Natalie Lancer | Feb 4, 2015 | Coaching in Education, Practitioner's Advice
The ubiquitous cry from PGR and PhD students is the wish they had started writing their thesis sooner. Both the lure of the lab or the fieldwork to generate more data, and the remorseless obsolence of literature demanding constant reading update, distract from and/or...
by Natalie Lancer | Oct 19, 2014 | Coaching in Education, University student's advice
Many undergraduate courses require students to write a dissertation in their final year. The exact length and specifications varies between departments and universities, but as a rough guide, these are in-depth pieces of work between 8,000 and 10,000 words long....
