London Art College students gain successes
May 27th, 2021London Art College students Ariana Harkiolakis, Lucca Cavicchioni and Shiven Sidharth have very different stories to tell, but each has found success and fulfilment in distance learning courses.
GCSE and A-level Exams 2021 – latest news
December 8th, 2020BBC NEWS STORY December 2020 Extra measures to “boost fairness and support students” will be used for next summer’s GCSE and A-level exams in England, ministers have announced. More generous grading, advance notice of exam topics and additional papers are promised by the Department for Education to make up for the disruption faced by students […]
Oxbridge offers scholarships for GCSEs and A Levels
July 20th, 2020Here’s a challenge – you could win the whole cost of your GCSE or A Level courses! Oxbridge is offering this amazing chance – just tell them why you want to win! See the Oxbridge website here to find out how to enter – and we wish you luck!
Important announcement about vocational and technical qualifications
April 27th, 2020Ofqual – Advice for teachers, trainers and tutors; learners, parents and carers; employers and professional bodies on vocational and technical qualifications, and general qualifications other than GCSEs, AS and A levels, Extended Project Qualifications and Advanced Extension Award in maths.
Coronavirus update
April 2nd, 2020Association of Distance Learning Colleges – we and all our Member Colleges are still in business.
Our AGM postponed
March 14th, 2020The Chairman and Council of ABCC has taken the difficulty decision to postpone the AGM, which was due to take place on 31st March.
Major award for Oxbridge
December 12th, 2019Oxbridge picked up the Gold Award for ‘Best Use of Blended Learning: UK Commercial Sector’ at the Learning Technologies Awards 2019.
A change of name for ABCC
September 23rd, 2019Discussed at our last Council meeting. We are thinking of changing the name of the Association. ‘ABCC’, no longer standing for the original Association of British Correspondence Colleges, was adopted a few years ago and seemed like a good idea at the time, but we find that it doesn’t describe what we do, which makes […]
Chris Middleton, our first student Honorary Member
June 19th, 2019Chris Middleton, student with Oxbridge and winner of ABCC’s Certificate of Merit, described what led him to discovering and profiting by distance learning.
Ideal Schools in the news
April 8th, 2019Emi Darnton used her first maternity leave to retrain and gain the skills needed to set up her own business. She says “I was delighted in April 2018 to be made a fellow of the ICB, something that makes me proud and highlights the successful career I have made with the help of Ideal Schools.”
Famous people who went back to education
April 8th, 2019To inspire you, we’ve got a list of famous people who went back to education after they became household names. Some of these celebrities have the most recognisable faces in the world, but they didn’t let that stop them from getting their degrees and bettering themselves.
Student’s success in travel trade
April 8th, 2019Student’s success in travel trade – “I could never have achieved this without your holiday rep course and the knowledge, training and tips it gave me.”