ADL’s students are a diverse bunch. From accountants to zoo-keepers, from teens to those in their twilight years. Our wide ranging and broad student body comes from all ages and all walks of life, showing that you are never too old, too young, too educated or not educated enough to benefit from a new course
A dog is for life not just for Christmas. This is the phrase that has become forever associated with the practice of giving pets of all sorts as gifts during the festive season. The slogan was invented by the Dogs Trust, a UK based dog charity, in 1978 and has been annually prominent ever since then.
New Year’s resolutions are fun to make, but difficult to maintain. Self Improvement & Development is typically front and centre when it comes to New Years Resolutions. Each January, roughly one in three people resolve to better themselves in some way. A much smaller percentage of people actually make good on those resolutions. While about
If you’re anything like the writer of this piece the ideas of Christmas, and planning, are never found in the same place. December is a lazy month right up until about December the 24th at 2:53 PM. At which point, with about two hours left until the shops close, utter pandemonium breaks out as you realize
It’s only a few days till December and the launch of open celebration season. Even if you don’t celebrate Christmas yourself, it’s going to be hard to get away from the relentless celebrations at work and at home. There will be Turkey. There will be trouble. And if you’ve somehow pulled the short straw, or
If you’re anywhere north of the alps, it’s been getting noticeably colder lately. As winter arrives in full force, a familiar chill returns to the air convincing most of us that, actually, we’d much rather stay indoors at night in the warm rather than venture out into the dark, unwelcoming nights of December. So the
As the days shorten and the nights grow long, the hobbyist gardener and horticulturalist might be forgiven for thinking it’s time to pack up their tools and wait out the cold season. But even as the thermometer drops closer and closer to freezing, there’s no reason to give up growing things entirely. There are a
It’s been an exciting few weeks for space fans and seekers of knowledge in general. In the last couple of days, we’ve seen the Rosetta space probe achieve another first in human ingenuity, conducting the first successful landing of a probe onto a comet, giving us an incredible opportunity to learn more about these fascinating
Masters of the visual art, graphic designers convey important information to people through the combination of typography, visual arts and layout. Through these three, they spread ideas and messages with more impact in less time than might be achieved with text alone. Graphic design in many ways dictates the way we see this world. Just
Being a distance learner studying an online course can be a difficult thing. Despite all the support colleges like ADL offer our students, we can’t get away from the fact that, in the end, it is up to the student to make a success of their studies. It is the student who must demonstrate the
Education opens doors to success windows of opportunity and in at least one case, gates to new possibilities. Such is the case with ADL success story Annabella Baker. Originally from Italy, but now living in the UK, Annabella faced a tragedy all too familiar to many when she lost her airline job during the Covid
Gardens are hard work.  Behind every immaculate lawn and carefully tended flowerbed is a never-ending struggle between nature and gardener. Of course simply leaving the garden to its own devices isn’t really an option; Untended, plants will grow freely for the whole of spring and summer and even into autumn. Worse yet, an uncared for
Some stories of educational achievement soar into the heavens. Of individuals who through hard work and toil overcame the challenges in their life to achieve. Certainly, at ADL we’ve seen and helped many individuals achieve their dreams through completing a course which helped them get a place at university or begin a new career. This,
If you’ve been in the UK over the past weekend you might have noticed you had a day off on Monday (or looked on enviously as other people had a day off). The coronation of a new monarch in Charles the Third means a new era. One that the Monarch is especially keen does not
If you’re looking for a side business or career that combines a love for fitness and a mentoring role. personal training might be for you Personal training is at it’s heart all about being able to help people live healthier, happier lives. By combining physical exercise with essential lifestyle changes like diet they help their
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