News

Recent news and developments at One Degree.

May 2020 Newsletter – We Are Going LIVE

“Thank you so much, I don’t know what I would have done without these online sessions. You have really given me something to look forward to” ~ Current OD Student £2.5k in pledges! Thank you! Thanks to you, we raised £2,5k in pledges to qualify us for PART 1 of an adjusted Summer Give campaign we have set up especially for the current circumstances to run […]

April 2020 Newsletter – Coronavirus Campaign

Join our Coronavirus Champions for Children Campaign! We are raising £2.5k in pledges! Our online transition has happened to cope with the current situation but we are having prepare for an unusual next few months and summer period! We need your help! This year we are raising £2,475 in pledges to qualify us for an adjusted Summer Give […]

March 2020 Newsletter – We’ve moved online!

Due to current circumstances we have moved One Degree online! We therefore have two calls to action! Register onto One Degree’s Online Network This is a call out to all mentors that have joined any One Degree sessions since October 2019 at some point to please join our online network here! With closed schools and cancelled GCSE’s we […]

February 2020 Newsletter

How can children, who have a bleak outlook, be encouraged to realise their potential through mentoring? Academic performance can very often not improve without an increase in confidence and self-esteem. Combine this with doses of inspiration and aspiration and short-term interventive mentoring can become a long-term life influencer. What One Degree has proven, since 2009, […]

January 2020 Newsletter

One Degree in 2020, and what you can do… It has been a long winter break for One Degree and we are officially back in action this Saturday, 18th January. Here are a few ways you can get involved:Sign up to be a mentor in 2019/20 hereBecome a patronHelp us find a new corporate sponsorAnd please […]

October 2019 Newsletter

Our 11th programme needs you! So we achieved 68% passes up from a 29% predicted in 2019……but it was no easy task! The reason we get up to 40% increase in grades year on year is because of our network. Here are 3 ways you can help us this year… Sign-up to be a mentor If […]

September 2019 Newsletter

One month to programme launch, here is what you need to know… Where we will be this yearWe are excited to announce our continuing partnership with Ada College in Tottenham Hale, right next to the station on the Victoria Line (it takes only 20 minutes from Victoria station). This venue will host our programme and students. Mentors are […]

August 2019 Newsletter

Results are out!! Our students have now received their GCSE results and we are slowly getting the full breakdown in from the schools. We haven’t got everything we need just yet… …but what we can tell you right now is so far we have … 68% passes up from 29%! Congratulations to all our 2019 […]

25 Scientifically Proven Tips For More Effective Studying

2019 Ultimate Study Tips Guide In this guide, we explore scientifically-proven study techniques from scientific journals and some of the world’s best resources like Harvard, Yale, MIT, and Cornell. In a hurry? Skip ahead to the section that interests you most! How to Prepare for Success Create Your Perfect Study Space Pick a Study Method […]

GCSEs: Six podcasts to help support your pupils

These interviews cover GCSE revision, metacognition, memory, screen time and mental health. Being successful in an exam is down to a complex web of factors that go beyond simply knowing the material you will be tested on. The latter is, of course, a huge part of it. But being prepared mentally – confidence, motivation, reduced anxiety […]