Study Tips

Study Tips

Prelims. Exams. Results. Three of the scariest words in the English language, and yet year after year teenagers across the globe must confront this reality. It’s often a terrifying rite of passage. No matter what anybody says there’s no magic key to success, or some amazing trick to help you memorise the whole textbook. If there was, I would’ve spent far fewer nights in my life

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Five Valuable Life Lessons You Will Learn From School

Five Valuable Life Lessons You Will Learn From School

Having recently entered the senior phase of my time at  St Andrew’s and St Bride’s, I find myself pondering how I will continue on my journey after completing my secondary education. When we are at school, we tend to concentrate on the educational aspects of our lessons but are we also gaining valuable life lessons and habits along the way that we can take and incorporate

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Introducing our new Agony Aunt

Introducing our new Agony Aunt

Sophie Lennon | Health and Wellbeing Editor Dear Sophie, I used to love chatting to my friends on Snapchat and sending each other funny selfies but last week one of my friends took a screenshot of a photo I sent them and posted it on Facebook. The photo was not at all flattering and it makes me self-conscious knowing that 100’s of people have access to

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Haters Gonna Hate: But Why?

Haters Gonna Hate: But Why?

Margaret McDonald | School Editor We’ve been told to ignore cyber bulling – the insults and the mocking words, the occasional snide comment online. We’re told to turn away in the face of spite and simply take no notice. People dislike others: that’s just a part of life. But do we really understand why people bully? Do we know the reasons why someone might dislike somebody,

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