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Do you really need to be brilliant at maths and science in Primary School or is another foundational skill more important? What do those assessing medical school applications really look out for and how can you reverse engineer these expectations as far back as steps to take in primary school? Michelle Martin goes on a deep dive into the early foundations of a medical career with guest Dr. Dexter Sim, Medical Doctor with the UK NHS and Senior Medical School Admissions Consultant at Crimson Education. Hear how Dr. Sim’s time at Raffles Institution and skipping the O-Levels influenced his journey. A-Levels or IB? Which makes sense for your medical school prep? Also hear personal reflections on stress management needed for the long road to becoming a medical doctor. This is a great episode to share with a young person who you think has what it takes to get into med school.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've another action-packed episode of Gyles's teenage diary for you, diary fans. The young Brandreth continues to busy himself on multiple fronts - with drama, journalism and politics. As his form teacher says in his report: "Gyles appears to be a person of boundless energy and enthusiasm..." But all is not entirely plain-sailing in this episode, as Gyles gets involved in a scandal at school and learns a painful lesson, with the help of his extremely understanding teachers. If you're enjoying the diaries but haven't heard them all, you can go back to the start - they're all marked chronologically and begin with episode 1. We'll be back with more diaries in two weeks' time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Talk 7 Elm Park Baptist Church (1951-1958) Part 2 Welcome to Talk 7 in our series where I'm reflecting on God's goodness to me throughout my life. Today I'm going to tell you about my decision to follow Christ, my baptism and church membership, and my call to the ministry. My decision to follow Christ As I mentioned in an earlier talk, I cannot remember a time when I did not believe in Jesus, and, when at the age of eight I was asked by my father if I believed that Jesus had died for me, my immediate answer was yes. That was, after all, what I had been brought up to believe. But there is more to salvation than believing. Jesus began his ministry by preaching, The time has come…Repent and believe the gospel (Mark 1:15). The fact that Jesus loved us enough to die for our sins demands a response. If we truly believe it, we will repent, because we will hate the fact that our sins made it necessary for Jesus to suffer and die in our place. And true repentance will involve not just being sorry. It will entail a decision to turn from our sin, and to dedicate our whole life to him. I made that decision in April 1953 at the age of fourteen. Why it took so long I'm not quite sure. I remember that when I was about eleven my Sunday School Teacher asked us if we would like to ‘ask Jesus to come into our hearts' and for some reason I didn't respond. I think that part of the reason was embarrassment. I didn't want my parents and some of my aunts making a fuss and saying how wonderful it was that David had ‘made a decision'. So what eventually prompted me to surrender to the claims of Christ and give my life to him? Of course the correct theological answer to that question is the convicting power of the Holy Spirit working through the preaching of the Word of God. And that must have been what was happening, although I didn't realise it at the time. For several weeks in Bible Class my father had been preaching on John 3:16. Week by week I was constantly challenged by the thought that, if God loved me so much that he gave his only Son to die on the cross and save me from my sins, surely the very least I could do would be to give my life to him. So the major driving force behind my decision to do just that was undoubtedly the love of God. But that was not the only factor. There was also the fear of hell. And I think that may have been what finally clinched it. I was made very aware of the reality of hell through the preaching of Evangelist Tom Rees one Saturday night in the Central Hall, Westminster. Elm Park was only an hour's journey from central London and a group of us had travelled in to hear him [1]. Towards the close of his sermon, he stressed the dangers of rejecting Christ, and when he made the appeal I knew that I should stand up along with the many others who were responding to his message. But once again I resisted. My pride was holding me back. I didn't want to make a public declaration that I was a sinner who needed to be saved.     My baptism But the next day everything changed. There was to be a baptismal service in the evening and during the day my mother asked me if I had ever thought of being baptised, and I found myself saying yes. I understood very well that her question was not merely about being baptised. It carried with it part of the significance of baptism, the confession of Jesus Christ as my Saviour, my Lord, and my God. And so that evening when the minister made the appeal at the end of his sermon, while the congregation was singing the closing hymn, I walked forward with several other young people to indicate publicly my decision to give my life to Jesus and my desire to obey him by being baptised. The next baptismal service was arranged for July 19th, so there were several weeks to wait. But that gave us the opportunity to attend weekly baptismal classes at the ‘manse', the name given to the house where the minister lived. Each week he taught us the basics about the Christian life, paying special attention to the subject of baptism, and explaining why infant baptism, which is practised in some churches, is not biblical [2]. However, there was no teaching on the baptism in the Holy Spirit, which was something I did not hear about until I met some Pentecostal Christians a few years later. Nevertheless, I did find the minister's teaching very helpful, and I think that's why, when I became a pastor myself, I decided to provide similar classes for all those wanting to be baptised. In fact, the talks that I gave were later to form the basis of the contents of my little book, How to Live for Jesus. And of course they did include teaching on the baptism in the Spirit. When the day scheduled for the baptismal service finally arrived, the baptisms took place at the end of the Sunday evening service. The minister, who was dressed in black waterproof clothing, went down into the water first. Then, one at a time, the candidates went down to be baptised and each of us was asked by name, Do you acknowledge Jesus Christ as your Saviour, your Lord, and your God? To which we replied, I do. Then the minister would say, Then on the confession of your faith and repentance towards God, I baptise you in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. He then immediately baptised us, leaning us backwards into the water, dipping us right under (because that's the meaning of the word baptise) and as we came up out of the water the whole church would sing,             Follow, follow, I would follow Jesus, Anywhere, everywhere, I would follow on.             Follow, follow, I would follow Jesus, Anywhere he leads me I will follow on. And that is something I can honestly say I have tried to do ever since. And now, 72 years later, I have no regrets. The pathway he has led, and is still leading me on, has been wonderful. It has not always been easy, but it's been far better than going my own way. God's way is always best. Church membership After baptism, the next step was to become a church member. Of course, from the perspective of the New Testament, we all become members of the church the moment we receive Christ as our Saviour. We become members of the universal church which is comprised of all Christians, those already in Heaven, the church triumphant, and those still on earth, the worldwide church, the church militant. Our membership of that church remains permanent as long as we remain Christians. But which local church we belong to may vary from time to time according to where we are living. And, of course, in any one area there may be several different local churches, which has sadly resulted in some Christians having no real commitment to any one local church and acknowledging no real accountability to any church leadership. This is why many local churches, while recognising that all Christians who worship with them are members of the body of Christ, the universal church, nevertheless insist that to be a member of their local church a person must identify with the doctrinal beliefs of that church, acknowledge their accountability to the leadership and their fellow church members, and show a genuine commitment to that church. And that was what was expected of me when, shortly after my baptism, I asked to become a member of Elm Park Baptist Church. The application process was simple. I had to ask someone who was already a member to be my sponsor. After a friendly interview he brought a report to the next Church Members' Meeting and my name, together with the names of other young people who had been baptised at the same time as me, was put to the vote. As a result we were all accepted into membership. Church membership carried with it the privilege of being able to join in the discussions at church meetings and included the right to vote, even for those of the minimum age for membership, which was just fourteen. I always enjoyed those meetings, which were held every two months. Being able to participate in decision making meant that I felt a sense of responsibility and I was constantly aware of developments in the church programme. Now I realise that different churches operate in many different ways and that some leaders are hesitant to involve the members in this kind of way for fear of the kind of unpleasantness that I have heard has gone on in some church meetings. All I can say to that is that, in my experience, the advantages of involving the people in decision making on important matters far outweigh any disadvantages. What's more, the dangers of abuse and corruption that so often have taken place when all the power is vested in a few, or even in just one person, must be avoided at all costs. I do believe that leadership should lead, and lead by example. But to be a leader is not the same as being a dictator. If you are really a leader, people will follow you. That's why, as a church leader, I have never been afraid to ask the people to endorse any major decisions made by the leadership team. But that brings me to my call to ministry. My call to ministry As a teenager, of course, my understanding of church and church leadership was very much determined by my limited experience of  Elm Park Baptist Church. Like most people then, and many people still today, I assumed that a local church must be led by a man called the minister or vicar. It was his responsibility to lead and preach at all the services and that, to do this, he needed to have received a special call from God. So when I refer to my call to the ministry I am using the expression in the way that I understood things back then. I have since come to see things very differently, and that will become evident in later talks. For now, it will be enough to say that I now understand that the word minister simply means servant and that, since all God's people are called to serve him, all God's people are in a sense ministers. But that is not to say that some people do not receive a special call to some particular area of service. In my particular case, I now realise that other people may have seen in me the potential to become a preacher long before I realised it myself. I was only fourteen when I was asked to give a short talk in the Sunday evening service at my church. It was what was called a Youth Sunday when the young people from my father's Bible class were asked to take responsibility for the service. Three of us were asked to speak for five minutes each and my father gave us help as to what we might say. That was my first experience of public speaking and, to my surprise, the following year I was invited to take on the preaching single handed. Then, another year later, I was asked to preach at the Sunday morning service. I am so grateful to the church leaders for spotting the potential that was in me and giving me the opportunity to develop it. Even then, however, although I enjoyed preaching, I did not feel any sense of call. That came when I attended a Baptist Church summer school held at Mamhead, not many miles from where I now live in beautiful Devon. Mamhead House, built in the nineteenth century regardless of cost and set in 164 acres of glorious parkland overlooking Lyme Bay and Exmouth has been described as ‘Devon's grandest country mansion'. Summer School was a holiday for young Christians which included sessions of teaching until 11:00 AM and evening meetings for worship and further teaching after the evening meal. The rest of the day was taken up with leisure activities which included trips to the nearby seaside town of Dawlish, coach trips to Dartmoor, and rambles in the countryside surrounding Mamhead. I attended Summer School there for three years in succession from 1954 to 1956. But it was in 1955 that the Lord clearly spoke to me about my future. I had completed my O Levels in 1954 and was now halfway through my A Level course and beginning to think about my future. But I wasn't particularly looking for guidance at that point as I was expecting to go to university after my A Levels and felt I had plenty of time to make up my mind.     Then, one evening, after the preacher had finished speaking and we had sung the final song, the Revd. Cyril Rushbridge, who had been leading the meeting, said something like this: This isn't part of what we had planned for this evening, but I just feel that the Lord wants me to tell you how I felt my call to the ministry. He went on to explain that he had had no dramatic experience like Saul on the road to Damascus but described in a simple way how he had ‘received his call'. Unfortunately, I can't remember the details of what he said. All I can tell you is that when he had finished speaking I just knew that God wanted me to be a minister. And to clinch it, Kathleen O'Connor, a girl from our church came up to me as soon as the meeting had finished and said, David, do you now know what God wants you to do with your life? To which I replied, Yes, Kate, I'm going to be a minister. I later went and spoke with the Revd. Rex Mason, a graduate of Regent's Park College, Oxford, who had been the preacher that evening and asked for his advice. He had read English (I think) at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, before going on the read Theology at Regent's Park. He recommended that I do something similar, widening my outlook on life by taking a degree in something different before concentrating on Theology. The next thing to do was to let my parents know what had happened and, as I was away at Mamhead for at least another week, I sent them a postcard saying something like, I hope you don't mind, but I've decided to be a minister! And when I got home they told me something they had never told me before. They had prayed for this from before I was born. I also told my minister, the Revd. Leslie H. Moxham, about my call to the ministry and asked if there was anything I could do immediately to start to prepare for what God was calling me to. And he suggested that I start attending the midweek Prayer and Bible Study meeting, something I had not done because of all my other commitments to church activities. So I did what he suggested and was not disappointed. He was a great Bible teacher and I learnt a lot in those meetings, even though, as I have already mentioned, the number of meetings got me into trouble with my History teacher at school. So looking back, I am very grateful to God for my years at Elm Park Baptist and, although I was to move on when I was baptised in the Spirit in 1959, my remaining years there were to prove some of the most exciting and significant years of my life. But that's the subject of the next talk.   [1] Incidentally, in the years that followed we also went several times to hear Billy Graham during his visits to Haringey, Earls Court, and Wembley Stadium. [2] Please see Chapter Thirteen of You'd Better Believe It where I show the biblical reasons for saying this.

Did the great explorers lie? What did Fi really get for her O-Levels? Will Jane be stood up at the Barbican? All the big questions are answered today...Plus, Former Editor-in-Chief of Good Housekeeping magazine Lindsay Nicholson discusses her memoir 'Perfect Bound'. The next book club pick has been announced! 'Eight Months on Ghazzah Street' is by Hilary Mantel. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfiPodcast Producer: Eve SalusburyExecutive Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Growing up on a Lake District farm that had been in his family for centuries, James Rebanks always knew his place in the world. School wasn't for him - he felt his teachers looked down on farming and his grandparents worried education might lure him away from the land. By the age of 15, he had left school with just two O-Levels to work full-time on the family farm. But in the evenings, a new world opened up to him as he read through the books on his mum's bookshelves.Inspired, James began reading everything he could. In his twenties, he went to night school and then got a place at Oxford University where he graduated with a double first in history. Today, James is a bestselling author, telling the stories of the "nobodies" - ordinary people living extraordinary lives, who like him, are deeply rooted in the land. A farmer and a writer, James has managed to carve out a unique space as both a man of letters and man of the soil.His latest book, The Place of Tides is available now.

It's 1984. In a mining village in the Welsh Valleys, Alys is doing her O-Levels, falling in love, and just being a teenager.Then, the Miners' Strike starts. And everything changes.Forty years later, reeling from her marriage break up, Alys takes her son on a day out in the Valleys: to the zip wire above the site of Tower Colliery. Soon, she finds herself revisiting the year that altered her family's lives irrevocably.Siân Owen's drama is about the children of the Miners' Strike - and its legacy.By Siân OwenYoung Alys... Caitlin GriffithsOlder Alys... Mali HarriesCai.... Shaheen JafargholiSamuel.... Nicholas McGaughey Sue... Lisa ZahraJacob.... Jamie RedfordCai's Dad and Eddie.... Rhys Ap WilliamSarah.... Jemima NicholasPaul.... Rory KelleherProduction Co-ordinator, Lindsay ReesSound Design, Catherine Robinson and Nigel LewisDirector and Producer, Fay LomasA BBC Audio Drama Wales Production

Kevin was born in Wigan in North West England and joined the RAF as an apprentice in 1956 with only 3 O Levels. He came top of his course but was posted into supplies at RAF St Mawgan. However, he quickly became in charge of their clothing stores and via a fortuitous route became a trainee pilot. By May 1963 he joined the RAF V Force as a Vulcan pilot and served with 44 Squadron where Vulcan crews were being converted to low-level flying. He describes the challenges of low-level flying, Vulcan handling, and the immense power of the Vulcan's engines and training in Canada. We also hear about the different methods of nuclear bomb release, what it was like to be on Quick Reaction Alert, and his targets in the Soviet Union. Kevin also flew a number of the Queen's birthday flights up the Mall and describes a near collision on one of these events in cloud. He also remembers some of his colleagues who never came back from missions. Extra episode information including videos here https://coldwarconversations.com/episode318/ The fight to preserve Cold War history continues and via a simple monthly donation, you will give me the ammunition to continue to preserve Cold War history. You'll become part of our community, get ad-free episodes, and get a sought-after CWC coaster as a thank you and you'll bask in the warm glow of knowing you are helping to preserve Cold War history. Just go to https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/ If a monthly contribution is not your cup of tea, We also welcome one-off donations via the same link. Find the ideal gift for the Cold War enthusiast in your life! Just go to https://coldwarconversations.com/store/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/ColdWarPod Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/coldwarpod/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/coldwarconversations/ Youtube https://youtube.com/@ColdWarConversations Love history? Check out Into History at this link https://intohistory.com/coldwarpod 0:00 Introduction and Background of Kevin 3:35 Kevin's Journey from Corporal Supplier to Vulcan Pilot 9:49 Kevin's Experiences and Training as a Vulcan pilot 18:20 Low-Level Flying, and Navigating 23:43 Quick Reaction Alerts and Nuclear Bomb Release 29:57 Post-Bomb Release Plans and Popular Media Depictions 33:22 Incidents, Implications, and Personal Views on nuclear Weapons 37:33 Responsibility of a Vulcan's Crew and recalling past incidents 39:17 Kevin's experience with Other V Bombers and survival training 42:06 Kevin's participation in Bombing Competitions and Closing Remarks Chapters powered by PodcastAI✨ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alvin Poh is an entrepreneur who grew his business, Vodien, from zero to a thirty million dollar exit. He shares the lessons he has learned with his coaching clients, which are also applicable to anyone looking to change their life. He realised that his ideal life needed to be designed, not left to default. His parents were primary school graduates and wanted their children to have a better life than they did. As a sixteen year old, Alvin studied hard for his O Levels and was accepted into a good junior college. However, he found it regimented and competitive and wanted to learn more about computers and technology. He eventually persuaded his parents to let him attend polytechnic instead of junior college, where he met his future business partner and co-founder of Vodien. Alvin emphasises the importance of taking control and designing your own life in order to live your ideal life.    

Since encountering a grass snake at the age of eight, Dr Rhys Jones has felt a profound connection with reptiles. He has rescued them, toured the country with them and even studied them at Cardiff University; an achievement that seemed impossible when he graduated from school with just 3 O Levels - and undiagnosed dyslexia. In this adventure-packed chat with Olly, Rhys reveals how his snake-charming skills have come in handy with Masai tribespeople, BBC camera crews, and even assisting the Police with drug busts. Rhys' memoir, ‘Becoming Dr Jones: A Wild Life', is released on Aug 3rd.  _____________ Meanwhile, in the Zeitgeist, Ollie Peart - having taken a gander at Meta's ‘Twitter killer', Threads - turns his hand to eFoiling. Boosted by a 2.5 hr battery and speeds of up to 50 km/hr, is electric hydrofoil riding about to revolutionise watersports? Ollie heads to Poole's Easy Riders to find out, aboard an ‘aeroplane grade' Fliteboard… If you have a trend you'd like to challenge Ollie to investigate in a future episode, fill in the Feedback form on our website, MODERNMANN.CO.UK. _____________________ Elsewhere, in the Foxhole, Alix Fox considers Roam's selection of skin tone condoms - a welcome addition to diverse bedroom play, or an unnecessary innovation? Her listener question of the month comes from an anonymous 34 year-old MannFan recently diagnosed with rectal cancer.  What impact will the radiation therapy, chemotherapy and surgery have on her sex life? What tips can Alix offer to offset the vaginal scarring, early on-set menopause and fatigue that may result? And how do you maintain body positivity during sex with a stoma? With help from Bowel Cancer UK, Trekstock, and Hayley Gullen - author of upcoming graphic novel ‘This Might Surprise You' - Alix investigates. If you have a question of sex you'd like Alix to answer, fill in the Feedback form on our website, MODERNMANN.CO.UK. You can remain anonymous if you wish. _____________________ In music corner, our Record of the Month comes from ‘people's poet' Jamie Webster, and his new single, ‘Voice of the Voiceless'  _____________________ We're an entirely independent show and we rely on LISTENERS LIKE YOU to fund our podcast and bring our monthly extravaganza to your ears.  Buy us a beer, drop us a line and become a Mannbassador on our website, MODERNMANN.CO.UK … And we'll see you again on August 10th - with our annual ‘How To Be A Dad' special! _____________________ Presenter: Olly Mann. Contributors: Ollie Peart, Alix Fox, Dr Rhys Jones, Jamie Webster. Producer: Matt Hill. Theme Music: ‘Skies Over Cairo' by Django Django. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Copyright: Olly Mann / Rethink Audio 2023. Sponsor: BetterHelp. Get started today and enjoy 10% off your first month of convenient and affordable therapy when you visit https://betterhelp.com/mann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stuart and Hatem are joined by The Dental Business Mentor…. Dr Grant McAree.In a tour-de-force for dental podcasting Grant discusses Gangster Gardners, secret Shih Tzu purchasing and getting into dental school with 2 O-Levels.You'll laugh, you'll cry …you'll squat.www.loanheaddental.com

Conservative peer Baroness Tina Stowell has had an extraordinary career since she left school with 5 O Levels. Leader of the House of Lords under David Cameron, following a period as Head of Corporate Affairs at the BBC, and now chair of the House of Lords Communications and Digital Select committee – a committee that is vital to the future of broadcasting. Baroness Stowell tells us her views on funding, impartiality, whether the BBC is serving the whole of the country, the impact of Ken Bruce's departure and the BBC's strategic purpose. "People need to know now, why it should remain part of our future."Support the podcast by subscribing here.Find all our podcasts hereRoger Bolton's Guardian Opinion article here. @BeebRoger@RogerBolton@mastodonapp.ukroger@rogerboltonsbeebwatch.com Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An ex-Google pioneer of 9 years, with an expertise in launching new products and building ecosystems from the ground up (0 to 1 to 10 to 100). These include launching Google Assistant, Progressive Web Apps, Accelerated Mobile Pages and Firebase in APAC from zero to 100s of partners and millions of users. Prior to this, he launched Youtube in APAC. His last role at Google was to Head Google Search for the APAC region. Prior to this Anuvrat was a Strategy consultant with OC&C Strategy Consulting in London and an Investment Banker with WP Carey in London/New York. Anuvrat has a triple masters in Engineering, Economics and Management from the University of Oxford. He is a local Singaporean who went to Victoria School (Top 10 student in O Levels) and Victoria Junior College (4A's in A Levels). Show notes at: https://www.jeremyau.com/blog/anuvrat-rao

Episode Notes Takudzwa Nhongo in 2017, went about trying to find the problem with education in Zimbabwe. In the year prior the ZIMSEC pass rate was 29.96%. To find out what was going wrong, Takudzwa applied to write 18 subjects for his O-Levels and came out of that with 16 A's and 2 B's. This was quite a remarkable feat and to achieve it he developed study techniques/models that he has implemented in the e-learning app he co-founded called Kytte.

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Zainab Fatima, this episode discusses her journey of life throughout YouTube, content creation, and her journey of life. How she ended up being on YouTube? Were her parents supported from the start? Does she earn from YouTube? How does she feel about her content? What equipment does she use for her vlogging? How did she end up appearing as a private candidate in O Levels? How did she get acceptance from all the 12 Universities she applied to? What are the fundamental flaws in the schooling system of Pakistan? Is she moving abroad for her undergraduate degree? How has been her journey on YouTube so far? Tune in to know more about her views regarding Midsummer Chaos, animal rights, and being a woman in this time of age. Connect with us: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Zainab Fatima's socials: · Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zainabbfatimaa/ · YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/zainabfatima --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/syed-muzamil-hasan-zaidi3/support

Recent podcast “Forget your limits and find your potential”, has certainly resonated with the Enterprise Sales community. Many of you found it a thought-provoking message; some of you commented it was a reminder to take ownership back of your own careers and a few of you felt the value of visualisation an extremely powerful but under-utilised skill. One of my clients recommended I watch the mini-series about chess on Netflix, The Queen's Gambit. He knows I have a keen interest in the game and see it as a metaphor for life and career management; planning moves, developing effective strategy, and breaking process down into manageable chunks with an opening, middle and end game. “The Queen's Gambit follows the life of an orphan chess prodigy, Elizabeth Harmon, during her quest to become the world's greatest chess player while struggling with emotional problems, drugs and alcohol dependency.” Wikipedia The Queen's Gambit is where you sacrifice a low-value piece (a pawn) to achieve a better overall position. Many in Enterprise Sales will relate to this as a useful way to add more value in a sales process to be able to secure a greater opportunity. The most compelling part of the series for me is when the main character, Elizabeth, uses her spatial intelligence to visualise a game on the ceiling of her orphanage dormitory. She later uses this as a recall technique when in an actual game many years later. It strikes me that society feels that visualisation is all a bit irrational, wacky, ‘woo-woo' or only reserved for the few. The truth is that we all visualise every day, creating images in our minds. What if we directed these images and our self-talk to what we actual want rather than what we do not? Whilst we are not taught it at school, I think it should be on the curriculum, because if the very highest achievers use it, then why not all of us, to create a more compelling future for ourselves and fellow humans? Thank you to my good friend Clyde Brolin, for his seven-year quest interviewing hundreds of sports champions. Clyde really has pulled back the curtain to reveal how top champions create compelling visions for themselves and use belief as the “Mother of reality”. The result is his compelling book In the Zone, It reminds me of the time I was in the final year of secondary school about to complete my O-Levels (yes, I am that old now!). I had an appointment with Mr B, the careers teacher, a very tall man in a three-piece tweed suit, who would pull his trousers up to chest. He told me, “You won't go to university; your sort doesn't go there, and you are not on my list to stay on and do A-levels.” I fortunately had a different vision for my future than Mr B. I was going to take my A-Levels at a Further Education college ten miles away. The meeting ended shortly afterwards. That taught me a valuable lesson, which was, despite being dyslexic, I was determined to get a good education and improve my life. Whilst I am always open to feedback, I move away from naysayers and use their negativity as fuel for the bonfire of possibility for myself and other humans! 11 years ago, I created a new vision for my life and career; apart from being a good son, husband, and dad, I want to positively impact 20,000 careers... Our purpose at Enterprise Sales Club is to enable SaaS Sales Professionals to achieve their potential through the power of life-enhancing connections, shared experiences, and collaborative learnings. If you have found this article valuable, please like, re-share and pass onto a work colleague or someone within your network whom it could help at this stage of their career. To discover exclusive content for our community, go to https://www.enterprisesalesclub.com.

Chatting to Nathan felt like being in the pub with an old friend.  We talk about his journey from the corporate 9-5 to starting his own business, The Study Buddy, which helps teenagers and families with the overwhelm of coursework and exams.  He also shares his experiences of parenthood, how he faced parental discrimination and how it's so important to be true to ourselves and our values. He also has his own podcast, The Study Sessions, which I highly recommend!And believe it or not, Nathan and I were the first year to take GCSEs (after O-Levels were retired)!Find out more about Nathan:https://thestudybuddy.com/www.linkedin.com/in/nathanmcgurl/www.instagram.com/thestudybuddystudios/Find out more about me:www.ayeshamurray.comwww.linkedin.com/in/ayeshamurray75www.instagram.com/ayeshamurray_coaching

Baru-baru ini, kita telah menyaksikan pelajar Madrasah Al-Arabiah Al-Islamiah (MAI) yang menduduki peperiksaan GCE peringkat ‘O' tahun lalu meraih markah yang dapat dibanggakan. Pencapaian lebih terasa bila para pelajar menduduki peperiksaan di tengah-tengah pandemic COVID-19. Kecemerlangan akademik dan ukhrawi sejak madrasah ini dilahirkan 75 tahun lalu, telah terserlah dengan baiknya, hasil dari pendidikan dan tarbiyah yang telah diberikan kepada pelajar-pelajarnya. The Malam Jumaat Show (TMJS) akan mengupas tajuk ini bersama asatizah, guru dan pelajar MAI dalam usaha mengongsikan rahsia mendapatkan kejayaan dunia dan akhirat. Hos Ustaz Khairul Kamal juga merupakan alumni MAI. Mari sama-sama dengarkan perkongsian ini, semoga bermanfaat insya Allah. Malam ini jam 8.45 mlm LIVE di Facebook dan YouTube muhammadiyahSG! #muhammadiyahSG​ #ilmuAmalProgresif​ #madrasah​ #olevels​ #themalamjumaatshow​ #ceramah​ #pengajian​ #kuliah​ #ilmu​ #quran​ #sunnah​ #hadith​ #muslimsg​

In Episode 16, I talk with the ever-lovely James Wallis. He has had a fascinating career from journalist to TV presenter to game designer and is now the Studio Manager for Green Board Games (who are the only UK-based game publisher for the Asmodee Group). Along the way, we talk about networking and building links in the community and James even puts out a call for submissions! Here he is in his own words: "Since starting his first RPG fanzine instead of revising for his O-Levels, James Wallis has been in most parts of the UK games industry: designer, writer, publisher, reviewer, consultant, lecturer, historian and more. These days he's the studio manager at Green Board Games, the only UK-based games publisher in the Asmodee group." Just a heads up that we had a few issues with James' audio on this one. We've done the best we can with it but it's still a great listen! You can follow James on Twitter @JamesWallis To receive the submission details email james.wallis@asmodee.co.uk and he will give you information on their submission procedure. Music from filmmusic.io (incompetech.com): "The Show Must Be Go" by Kevin MacLeod “Happy Boy End Theme” by Kevin MacLeod Licence: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

In this episode we are chatting with Peter Sargent who is a consultant around investment for local businesses amongst other things which you will find out about as you listen but he also volunteers at The Welcome Centre in Huddersfield (www.thewelcomecentre.org) which is a really worthwhile cause helping local families and individuals in crisis with food, toiletries and other essential items as well as providing advocacy, guidance, and support to address underlying issues. We just need to mention at this stage that this episode was recorded about 3 weeks ago and at the point of airing we are in the midst of the Corona crisis and 3 days into lockdown in the UK. We did consider holding off on releasing it until we are on the other side of the crisis but then we decided that in and amongst the terrible situation we all find ourselves in that our listeners may be in need of a little light hearted entertainment. So if that is what you are looking for, this is for you - there is no mention of the C word in this episode although we are working on bringing you some 'bonus' episodes where we will discuss it but as always we will be finding the positives in the situation and trying our best to keep our sense of humour too. Anyway, back to the lovely Peter! Born and bred in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire just like our lovely Michelle was, his education choices were initially made by his mum based on which college would enable him to get a free bus pass. Not the cleverest kid at grammar school he managed to scrape through his O-Levels and went on to do A-Levels and inspired by his teachers 'Piggy Bower' and Mr Addy began to love education at last. He then went onto university, the first in his family to do so like many people from his generation, and then drifted into teacher training but left part way through. Following a short stint in the potteries of Stoke-on-Trent he found himself back home and managed to land a job as a trainee accountant where things were very different to how they are now, they didn't even use calculators! We know, can you believe it? He ended up dealing with the employees of businesses that had become insolvent and from there built up the insolvency side of the practice he was working for. What follows is a very successful career in insolvency including setting up his own practice and all the ups and downs that go with owning your own business. After selling his business in 2005 worked for a bigger practice for another 10 years on a part time basis which enabled him to take up a part time role with R3 Association of Business Recovery Professionals through which he met many politicians and influential business people which then led to a meeting with Richard Charlesworth from Charlesworths in Huddersfield and then to where he is today helping local businesses get investment. On top of all this Peter feels a need to give back to the community so volunteers at The Welcome Centre providing support to all sorts of vulnerable people via the food bank. If you want to help then you can always donate a few tins or dried food to the trolleys they have on the way out in most supermarkets. Lots of other random things are discussed throughout this episode including out usual moments game and other nuggets so listen in. You can connect with Peter on Linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-sargent-60b06429/ If you want to know more about Jaynes new business go here https://www.facebook.com/The-Flex-Collective-105614224351863 https://www.instagram.com/theflexcollective/

Welcome to this weeks Speed Mentor Podcast! In todays episode, Gavan Wall is interviewed by Pete Lonton on the Fire in The Belly Podcast! Gavan shares lessons learned from his own entrepreneurial journey and talks us through his childhood, school years, career and what lead him to where he is today. Tune in to hear advice and insights that can help you in business and in life. Make sure to listen in next week for the conclusion, where Gavan and Pete talk transitioning from Law to Property, Market Crashes and rising from the ashes! KEY TAKEAWAYS Q. Tell us a bit about yourself. A. I'm from Belfast, Northern Ireland with a background in law, I then went into business about 12 years ago and ever since then I have been working at trading businesses and mentoring hundreds of other business people across Northern Ireland trying to bring my blend of high energy and go-getting. I have a number of businesses employing over 130 people and the latest project is in venture capital. I am raising a ten million pound fund at the minute and we're looking to turn that into ten billion pounds over ten years. Q. How was school for you? A. I look back on my school years and there's absolutely no doubt that I had ADHD. Even though I was one of the brightest in the class, they ended up putting me in the remedial class to control my behaviour. It is amazing how many people become entrepreneurs after they have that kind of stuff happen to them. I was bright but there were a lot of control issues. I was really good at maths and I found those things easy, but once I felt that I had mastered something I was bored. Q. Did you get up to do your GCSEs and A-Levels? A. Yes, I got to do O Levels and then on to do a degree in law. My dad was in law so it was always thought that I would go into his legal practice. Two of my three A levels I didn't even do for A-Level, I picked them out of a hat. One of those was economics, which I really enjoyed. At sixteen I asked my parents if I could leave school because I felt my A-Levels wouldn't go very well because I was not interested and I really wanted to go to business college and learn things that were of interest to me. I was also running businesses out of school, I got a sewing machine for Christmas and I started taking in peoples trousers for them. I think from about the age of eleven or twelve I was also asking for shares in the stock market for Christmas. Q. You said that it was thought you would join your Dad's solicitors practice, that is very non-personal language used to describe that? A. Yes, it is, I have processed a whole lot of pain surrounding that. My life felt like it started at 27, my Dad in old school, he keeps himself to himself. He didn't force me to do law but it felt like that was expected of me but I wanted to do business. I did 5 years of law and it wasn't really my thing, two weeks before I qualified as a solicitor my Dad came home with some beers on board and told me “Son, you'll be paddling your own canoe I am taking an early retirement”. That was two weeks before qualifying as a solicitor, I discovered I wouldn't be going into my father's successful practice. Two weeks later I was probably the first and only unemployed solicitor in Northern Ireland. So the whole thing about me using impersonal language about that is because it took me a long time to get over that. Q. Did learning come easy for you? A. I am probably a quick learner, but I get bored very easily. I actually look back and wonder if I was afraid to pit myself against the top members of the class. Those guys were machines and they were working really hard from day one. I remember on day one we came in and we had to write an essay, and mine was the best in the class, and that was a high point of my education. Whether I thought that I couldn't keep up with them, I loved to be able to say I was the best at doing no work but still getting the exams. I was definitely the best at that. Q. It is interesting that you already had a perception of yourself at that age? A. No matter what, I am a survivor. If I knew at that stage I wasn't going to end up doing law, I would've gone and done business studies but I didn't know that so I repeated my A-levels for three days. I knew how painful it had been (to not get the grades) the first time around. Q. Do you remember your parents' perception at the time? A. My mum is my harshest critic, but only because she cares. They set a high bar, and I remember when I got my results for my A-Levels my Dad said: “Your wee brother Ben would've done better” and my brother was 2 at the time. It was tough stuff. They knew what I had put into it, which was zero and I had done remarkably well considering that I put no effort into it. Q. Do you think the writing was on the wall from the beginning? A. I was working at various things, I was full time in the civil service and ultimately I realised I was different from everybody else there. About 20% of the people there carried the other 80%, but everybody complained about hating their jobs. All these changes were coming and I was really excited and nobody else was and at that moment I wanted to leave, what they were looking to get out of like was not what I was looking to get out of life.   BEST MOMENTS “I think from about the age of eleven or twelve I was also asking for shares in the stock market for Christmas” “I picked two of my three  A-Levels out of a hat” “Everything I've done I've done it for me”   ABOUT THE GUEST Welcome to the Speed Mentor Podcast. Do you want success and abundance in your life?! Do you want to hear how to achieve it? Then you've come to the right place where the world's only Speed Mentor, Gavan Wall will mainline you with micro bite-sized chunks of inspiration fused with knowledge, built into a daily routine to help you deliver success. After walking away, a decade ago from his gilded life as a leading Barrister and property investor, Gavan Wall started his entrepreneurial career in suspicious circumstances as he lost everything in the property crash.  But he refused to give up, re-building a financial fortress from scratch, until now he leads multiple successful multi-million £ companies across FMCG, Franchise, Tech, Property and Mentoring. He's the Speed Mentor and serial entrepreneur, who shares with you all the breadcrumbs of success and just as importantly the failures. If you listen you can avoid the potholes and learn to conquer your fear and live a life of success and abundance just like him. But be warned, his message can be stark and will not be for those seeking shortcuts. If you're wanting to be told that the law of attraction will deliver success wrapped in a bow to your front door, then this Podcast isn't for you, as that's never going to happen! It's time to own your own sh#t, never blame others and take the massive action to create the attraction. The opportunities and whitespace are everywhere. Gavan will help you get outside your comfort zone, connect with others, shed the scarcity mindset, set gorilla goals and achieve so much more.  If you want to make your ideas soar…then talk to the Wall!   CONTACT METHOD Gavan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavan-wall-b828a56b/  Gavan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gavanwall  Gavan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/gavanwall  Speed Mentor Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpeedMentor  Subscribe to Gavan Wall's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZyfsl7Au5_tM7gKA_vuitw  Gavan Wall Official Website: www.gavanwall.com  Email him at success@gavanwall.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

RELATABLE. We are all afraid, but what can we do?If you're stressed, this is the episode you should listen to. NO worries!

JC AND POLYTECHNICS – In this episode of Bamboo Fingers, we touch two of the paths you can take after O levels, so you can know and decide with your instinct and personal hobbies on, what do I do after Os? What paths and choices do you have and what factors must you consider? Listen to this episode of Teen Angst, to hear all about that!

Continuing on the theme of education we talk about studying in the UK after your O levels and doing the foundation course instead of A Levels or FSc. Our guest in this episode is Abdullah Aziz Rajput - A final year student at Coventry University and also a MEME GOD.

Conservative MP for Montgomeryshire, Glyn Davies, discusses the role of the Wales Office, the state of his party and reveals why he won't stand again as MP.The farmer's son recalls how his father was disappointed when he passed all his O Levels and how the Young Farmers movement changed his life.He also speaks about learning to speak Welsh in his 50s, running quangos and why a second Brexit referendum would destroy his party. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The journey of building a business has been one full of setbacks for Roni Karina. However, he seems to live by the mantra ' Never Give Up' and that is exactly what he has done, he has not given up. #MoneyWiseKE #AllAcessKE #RinaHicks #TheGastronome Find us on: Facebook: https://bit.ly/2Rqoqla Twitter: https://bit.ly/2sP3zhl Instagram: https://bit.ly/2HDoxKg Call/WhatsApp: 0707633433 Subscribe on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/2nm9erv

Michael Cameron is a former Northern Ireland Civil Servant turned playwright. Born in Belfast in 1965 Michael left school in 1981 with just 2 O Levels and joined the Civil Service the following year. He soon worked his way up the ranks working towards the end of his career as a Political Liaison Officer and Private Secretary to various Ministers witnessing first hand some of the most turbulent times in recent British/Irish history. In 2015 he left the Civil service for health reasons and began his career as a writer. His first major work is the play Ruby! About the Belfast singer Ruby Murray which opens in February to sell out audiences at The Lyric. It received rave reviews in its preview following its preview last year and there’s already talk about Michael scripting a movie about her life

Freddie Wong, Julia Prescott, Katie Storey and Gareth Gwynn join host, Dave Holmes for lengthy chats on what O Levels are, embarrassing prom stories, and creepy teachers Freddie Wong wants to plug Story Break on MaxFun and Anime Crimes Division on Cruchyroll and recommends Eighth Grade. Julia Prescott wants to plug Everything's Coming Up Simpsons on MaxFun and recommends Defunctland. Katie Storey recommends The Killers. Gareth Gwynn wants to plug Appisodes on Radio 4 and recommends The Rule of Three podcast . And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes and would like to plug the Footnote: Castle Rock podcast. Dave would like to recommend Pose on FX. You can let us know what you think of International Waters and suggest guests through our Facebook group or on Twitter. Written by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded at MaxFunHQ in LA and GuiltFreePostin London, produced by Laura Swisher and Christian Dueñas.

Welcome to the 40th CONKERS’ CORNER recorded on 6th December 2016. In this interview I have the pleasure of speaking with Martin Flitton @private_punter the highly regarded blogger, private investor and Small/Micro cap financial writer for the Cambridge News newspaper. Martin describes his early years in Cambridge as “unremarkable”, however he did attain two O-Levels in English Literature and Language and his interests in writing and reading had been nurtured. He left school at seventeen and took the route of undertaking an apprenticeship, which was normal for most young men in the mid 1970s. After completing a Painting & Decorating apprenticeship, Martin quickly embarked on setting up his own business in the trade. In the early 1990s, Martin gained a real interest in shares and wanted to learn more. However, with the exception of the Financial Times and some other magazines, he found it really difficult to find decent information and to research investing thoroughly. So he went to his local library and ordered a range of books, which he then read and studied and this piqued his interest. More importantly he began watching, studying and then doing dummy runs on stocks without making any real investments. Eventually, following more research, he took the plunge and made his first two investments. Both stocks were subsequently taken over at premiums. From there, Martin became more involved in shares and more focused. Around the same time a group of his friends had participated in the privatisations of British Gas and British Telecom and they decided to form a Share Club. Some time later, “The Cambridge News” was doing a feature on Share Clubs and contacted them. The Share Club, which at the time consisted of around ten individuals, nominated Martin as their spokesperson. After the feature, Martin was contacted by its Editor Jenny Chapman and she asked him if he would write a one off article on a stock that he liked. This proved so successful that Martin was asked to write a monthly column for Cambridge News and this later became a weekly column. Martin has now been writing his column for Cambridge News for sixteen years and fulfilling his passion for writing. With his background in the construction industry, Martin’s early investments tended to relate to the construction industry. He would research, filter and then select his stocks that were fundamentally strong, not too geared, cash generative and profitable. He states that he is “definitely not a trader and does not do spread-betting”. What he likes to do now is to focus on the small cap and micro cap end of the stock market as he feels that “if you actually do your homework and you get it right you can do very well”. Martin is an advocate for thorough research and prefers to speak to and actually meet with the company that he invests in, wherever possible. Listen now to gain insights into how Martin Flitton selects, researches and filters small and micro cap stocks in order to find the best potential opportunities for optimum long-term returns on his hard earned money. Learn from the lessons in his successful, insightful investing journey. #LEARNING #SMALLCAP #RESEARCH #STOCKS #SHARES #GROWTH #VALUE #DISCIPLINE #RISKS #INVESTING #CONKERSCORNER You can find Martin’s regular column for the Cambridge News here: Share price on the up for this beauty and cosmetics firm

This week Rob's joined by a film producer and educator who left school with 3 O-Levels and now has 45 honorary degrees: David Puttnam. His choices include music by Mozart, Schumann, Beethoven and Vivaldi.

The comedian and actor Rob Brydon joins Kirsty Young on Desert Island Discs. Growing up in Port Talbot, South Wales, he discovered performing when he was a teenager and says he came alive when he was on stage: so much so that he left school with only a couple of O Levels. For years, he made a comfortable but unfulfilling living recording voice-overs and working on a television shopping channel. He always dreamed of working in comedy, though, and eventually it was 'Marion and Geoff' and then 'Gavin and Stacey' that made him a household name. Record: Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen Book: Collected works of Dylan Thomas Luxury: A guitar.

The comedian and actor Rob Brydon joins Kirsty Young on Desert Island Discs. Growing up in Port Talbot, South Wales, he discovered performing when he was a teenager and says he came alive when he was on stage: so much so that he left school with only a couple of O Levels. For years, he made a comfortable but unfulfilling living recording voice-overs and working on a television shopping channel. He always dreamed of working in comedy, though, and eventually it was 'Marion and Geoff' and then 'Gavin and Stacey' that made him a household name. Record: Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen Book: Collected works of Dylan Thomas Luxury: A guitar.