UK Ambulance Blue Lights | Legal Exemptions & Non-Exemptions

While working as an emergency response driver, you’ll regularly be in situations which are potentially hazardous to yourself, the ambulance vehicle, as well as any passengers you have on board. Since response drivers often need to get to their destination faster than ordinary drivers on the road, exemptions in driving laws are sometimes permitted. As […]

Prison Officer Fitness Test – Run-through and Advice

Amid recent pressure on the Government over the wages of public sector workers, it has been widely reported that prison officer salaries are set to increase beyond the 1% cap on public sector pay rises. As a result, applications for this position are expected to increase nationwide as we move towards the new year and […]

Online Know Your Traffic Signs Test | Video

If you want to be able to drive unsupervised on the road in the UK, you’ll need to pass two driving tests. Firstly, there’s your practical driving test, where you’re assessed on your ability to actually drive. Secondly, you have the driving theory test. In this test, you will be asked questions and tested on […]

Children’s Puzzles Online – Space Activities

Welcome back to another one of my blogs for children’s puzzles online. Some of you may have checked out my other Pirate Puzzle and Activity blog which comprises of 4 sample puzzles. This blog is going to focus on puzzles taken from our Space and Adventure Kids Puzzle Book. Here at How2Become, we think puzzles […]

Birmingham Grammar School 11 Plus Test

The Consortium of Grammar Schools in Birmingham From 2011, there has been a consortium in Birmingham made up of the following eight schools: Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School; King Edward VI Aston School; King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys; King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls; King Edward VI Five Ways School; King […]

NSAA Preparation – What is the Natural Sciences Admissions Assessment?

The Natural Sciences Admissions Assessment (NSAA) is entrance exam carried out by the University of Cambridge in order to assess prospective undergraduates hoping to study with them in the following subject areas: Natural Sciences, Veterinary Science, and Chemical Engineering (via Natural Sciences). According to the university, this exam is carried out in order to “differentiate […]

Police Constable Behavioural Styles Questionnaire: Example

In order to become a Police Constable, you will need to pass a number of challenging assessments. One of these assessments, and relatively new, is the Police Constable Behavioural Styles Questionnaire. In this blog, we’ll tell you all about the behavioural styles questionnaire, and show you how to pass it! What is the Police Constable […]

TSA Oxford | The Fast-track Online Guide to Success

The TSA, or Thinking Skills Assessment Oxford is an exam taken by those wishing to apply to certain undergraduate courses at the University of Oxford. It aims to help assess whether students possess the desired set of skills and abilities required for the following courses: Economics and Management Experimental Psychology Geography Human Sciences Philosophy and […]