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It’s easy to name certain countries’ most famous exports. For the Gulf states it’s oil. For Japan it’s electronics. For Germany it’s luxury cars. For France it’s cheese or wine. For Belgium it’s chocolate. It seems likely that the Belgian economy doesn’t depend entirely on chocolate production (and a quick Google suggests that its exports...

We think of going to school as a universal experience, but it varies greatly depending on where in the world you are. Setting aside the tragedy of the millions who are still denied any form of education, what schooling means and what it’s for depends a whole lot on a country’s history and culture. Some...

As a parent, you’re naturally going to be concerned that your children receive the best possible education. You should also read… The International Pupils’ Guide to English Schools How to Get Your Children into the Best Boarding Schools in Britain When you’re handing over responsibility for that education to their school, it can sometimes feel...

Studying can be a trying experience. You can do everything right: buying yourself treats, planning your time carefully, making sure your room is well-ventilated and your chair properly adjusted for your back, and still feel like you’re counting down the days until the end of this study period, or until you leave school, or...

When it comes to applying for university, there’s no getting away from the fact that some A-level choices are more desirable than others for admissions tutors. So-called ‘Mickey Mouse’ courses – such as Media Studies – are fairly well-publicised, but you may not have heard of the existence of a defined list of...

To succeed academically, you need to be productive, and to be productive, you need to figure out what kind of learning style suits you best. Whether it’s for everyday learning via homework, or revising for your exams, finding the learning style that helps you achieve maximum productivity will be crucial to getting the best possible...

No trip to the UK would be complete without some sightseeing in its thrilling capital, London, where there’s enough to do to fill an entire year. The good news is that as well as enjoying the numerous places of interest that London has to offer, you can use your trip to improve your English. If...

The history of Britain goes back a long way, and a great many features of our day-to-day lives have been around for centuries. It’s perhaps because of this that many of us assume that some everyday objects and concepts were invented much longer ago than they really were. Some of the things we take for...

About the Author Stephanie Allen read Classics and English at St Hugh’s College, Oxford, and is currently researching a PhD in Early Modern Academic Drama at the University of Fribourg. As anyone who’s ever studied Latin will know, written translation into a language is often one of the most difficult and daunting exercises possible: it requires...