{"id":17264,"date":"2020-08-26T14:38:51","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T13:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/?page_id=17264"},"modified":"2026-08-25T18:49:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T17:49:18","slug":"blog-posts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/blog-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<section\n  class=\"block bg-white relative overflow-x-clip legacy-page-header-spacing wp-block-page-header has-background has-sage-white-gradient-background relative has-explicit-block-background\" id=\"header\"\n   style=\"--block-width: var(--container-lg); --block-gutter: 91.6667%\" >\n      \n    \n    \n    \n          <div class=\"block__author-background has-background has-sage-white-gradient-background\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\n        ><\/div>\n    \n    \n    <div class=\"relative z-10\"><div class=\"relative overflow-clip\"  style=\"padding-top: var(--wp--preset--spacing--large); 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alt=\"Two students working together on a laptop in a Summer Boarding Courses classroom\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 347px, (min-width: 768px) 44vw, 92vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/demo-law-oxford-classroom-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/demo-law-oxford-classroom-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/demo-law-oxford-classroom-1.jpg 1024w\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"flex flex-1 flex-col p-4 lg:p-8\">\n    <h3 class=\"mb-3 font-serif text-xl\">UCAS Points Calculator: Work Out Your Tariff Points (2027)<\/h3>\n          <div class=\"mb-3 line-clamp-4 text-sm\"><p>Add your A Level, BTEC, IB or EPQ grades and see your UCAS points instantly. Free calculator plus every 2027 tariff table and what your total opens up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <div class=\"flex flex-1 items-end\">\n      <a class=\"flex items-center text-[14px] font-medium uppercase tracking-wider text-plum transition-colors duration-500 hover:text-navy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/blog\/ucas-points-calculator-work-out-your-tariff-points-2027\/\">\n        <span class=\"mr-3 block\">Read More<\/span>\n        <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"transition-transform duration-300 group-hover:translate-x-1\">\u2192<\/span>\n        <span class=\"sr-only\">about UCAS Points Calculator: Work Out Your Tariff Points (2027)<\/span>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <a class=\"absolute left-0 top-0 h-full w-full\" href=\"https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/blog\/ucas-points-calculator-work-out-your-tariff-points-2027\/\">\n    <span class=\"sr-only\">Read more about UCAS Points Calculator: Work Out Your Tariff Points (2027)<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n<\/li>\n                      <li class=\"group relative flex flex-col rounded-2xl bg-sage-20 text-navy\">\n  <div class=\"relative overflow-hidden rounded-t-2xl pt-[65%]\">\n          <img width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/University-of-al-Qarawiyyin-\u2014-Fez-Morocco-768x512.jpg\" class=\"absolute left-0 top-0 h-full w-full rounded-t-2xl object-cover transition-transform duration-1000 group-hover:scale-105\" alt=\"University of al-Qarawiyyin \u2014 Fez, Morocco\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 347px, (min-width: 768px) 44vw, 92vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/University-of-al-Qarawiyyin-\u2014-Fez-Morocco-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/University-of-al-Qarawiyyin-\u2014-Fez-Morocco-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/University-of-al-Qarawiyyin-\u2014-Fez-Morocco-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/University-of-al-Qarawiyyin-\u2014-Fez-Morocco-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/University-of-al-Qarawiyyin-\u2014-Fez-Morocco-600x400.jpg 600w\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"flex flex-1 flex-col p-4 lg:p-8\">\n    <h3 class=\"mb-3 font-serif text-xl\">The 15 Oldest Universities in the World<\/h3>\n          <div class=\"mb-3 line-clamp-4 text-sm\"><p>The oldest university in the world? Al-Qarawiyyin, founded 859 AD \u2014 though it depends how you define it. Explore the 15 oldest, with founding dates, locations and the stories behind them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <div class=\"flex flex-1 items-end\">\n      <a class=\"flex items-center text-[14px] font-medium uppercase tracking-wider text-plum transition-colors duration-500 hover:text-navy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/blogs\/oldest-universities-in-the-world\/\">\n        <span class=\"mr-3 block\">Read More<\/span>\n        <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"transition-transform duration-300 group-hover:translate-x-1\">\u2192<\/span>\n        <span class=\"sr-only\">about The 15 Oldest Universities in the World<\/span>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <a class=\"absolute left-0 top-0 h-full w-full\" href=\"https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/blogs\/oldest-universities-in-the-world\/\">\n    <span class=\"sr-only\">Read more about The 15 Oldest Universities in the World<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n<\/li>\n                      <li class=\"group relative flex flex-col rounded-2xl bg-sage-20 text-navy\">\n  <div class=\"relative overflow-hidden rounded-t-2xl pt-[65%]\">\n          <img width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-hardest-degree-subjects-and-what-students-get-wrong-about-them-768x576.jpg\" class=\"absolute left-0 top-0 h-full w-full rounded-t-2xl object-cover transition-transform duration-1000 group-hover:scale-105\" alt=\"The hardest degree subjects and what students get wrong about them\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 347px, (min-width: 768px) 44vw, 92vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-hardest-degree-subjects-and-what-students-get-wrong-about-them-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-hardest-degree-subjects-and-what-students-get-wrong-about-them-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-hardest-degree-subjects-and-what-students-get-wrong-about-them-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-hardest-degree-subjects-and-what-students-get-wrong-about-them.jpg 1920w\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"flex flex-1 flex-col p-4 lg:p-8\">\n    <h3 class=\"mb-3 font-serif text-xl\">The hardest degree subjects and what students get wrong about them<\/h3>\n          <div class=\"mb-3 line-clamp-4 text-sm\"><p>Medicine, Law, Architecture.. the real data behind the UK&#8217;s most demanding degrees, what catches students off-guard, and how to prepare before you arrive<\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <div class=\"flex flex-1 items-end\">\n      <a class=\"flex items-center text-[14px] font-medium uppercase tracking-wider text-plum transition-colors duration-500 hover:text-navy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/blogs\/the-hardest-degree-subjects-and-what-students-get-wrong-about-them\/\">\n        <span class=\"mr-3 block\">Read More<\/span>\n        <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"transition-transform duration-300 group-hover:translate-x-1\">\u2192<\/span>\n        <span class=\"sr-only\">about The hardest degree subjects and what students get wrong about them<\/span>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <a class=\"absolute left-0 top-0 h-full w-full\" href=\"https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/blogs\/the-hardest-degree-subjects-and-what-students-get-wrong-about-them\/\">\n    <span class=\"sr-only\">Read more about The hardest degree subjects and what students get wrong about them<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n<\/li>\n                      <li class=\"group relative flex flex-col rounded-2xl bg-sage-20 text-navy\">\n  <div class=\"relative overflow-hidden rounded-t-2xl pt-[65%]\">\n          <img width=\"768\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Dukes-Cambridge-9-768x499.jpg\" class=\"absolute left-0 top-0 h-full w-full rounded-t-2xl object-cover transition-transform duration-1000 group-hover:scale-105\" alt=\"Students and a teacher sit around a table during a small group seminar\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 347px, (min-width: 768px) 44vw, 92vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Dukes-Cambridge-9-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Dukes-Cambridge-9.jpg 800w\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"flex flex-1 flex-col p-4 lg:p-8\">\n    <h3 class=\"mb-3 font-serif text-xl\">Is English the Hardest Language to Learn?\u00a0<\/h3>\n          <div class=\"mb-3 line-clamp-4 text-sm\"><p>Is English the hardest language to learn? Explore what makes English challenging\u2014from grammar quirks to idioms\u2014and see how it compares to other languages, with insights tailored for international learners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <div class=\"flex flex-1 items-end\">\n      <a class=\"flex items-center text-[14px] font-medium uppercase tracking-wider text-plum transition-colors duration-500 hover:text-navy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/blogs\/is-english-the-hardest-language-to-learn\/\">\n        <span class=\"mr-3 block\">Read More<\/span>\n        <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"transition-transform duration-300 group-hover:translate-x-1\">\u2192<\/span>\n        <span class=\"sr-only\">about Is English the Hardest Language to Learn?\u00a0<\/span>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <a class=\"absolute left-0 top-0 h-full w-full\" href=\"https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/blogs\/is-english-the-hardest-language-to-learn\/\">\n    <span class=\"sr-only\">Read more about Is English the Hardest Language to Learn?\u00a0<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n<\/li>\n                      <li class=\"group relative flex flex-col rounded-2xl bg-sage-20 text-navy\">\n  <div class=\"relative overflow-hidden rounded-t-2xl pt-[65%]\">\n          <img width=\"768\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SBC-General-english-eton-students-talking-in-summer-school-lesson-768x628.jpg\" class=\"absolute left-0 top-0 h-full w-full rounded-t-2xl object-cover transition-transform duration-1000 group-hover:scale-105\" alt=\"SBC-General-english-eton-students-talking-in-summer-school-lesson\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 347px, (min-width: 768px) 44vw, 92vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SBC-General-english-eton-students-talking-in-summer-school-lesson-768x628.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SBC-General-english-eton-students-talking-in-summer-school-lesson-1024x838.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SBC-General-english-eton-students-talking-in-summer-school-lesson-652x534.jpg 652w, https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SBC-General-english-eton-students-talking-in-summer-school-lesson.jpg 1100w\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"flex flex-1 flex-col p-4 lg:p-8\">\n    <h3 class=\"mb-3 font-serif text-xl\">What Is the Oxford Comma? Examples, Rules &amp; When to Use It<\/h3>\n          <div class=\"mb-3 line-clamp-4 text-sm\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learn what the Oxford comma is, when to use it, and why it matters. Explore clear examples and practical grammar tips for student writers.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <div class=\"flex flex-1 items-end\">\n      <a class=\"flex items-center text-[14px] font-medium uppercase tracking-wider text-plum transition-colors duration-500 hover:text-navy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/blogs\/what-is-the-oxford-comma-examples-rules-when-to-use-it\/\">\n        <span class=\"mr-3 block\">Read More<\/span>\n        <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"transition-transform duration-300 group-hover:translate-x-1\">\u2192<\/span>\n        <span class=\"sr-only\">about What Is the Oxford Comma? Examples, Rules &amp; When to Use It<\/span>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <a class=\"absolute left-0 top-0 h-full w-full\" href=\"https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/blogs\/what-is-the-oxford-comma-examples-rules-when-to-use-it\/\">\n    <span class=\"sr-only\">Read more about What Is the Oxford Comma? Examples, Rules &amp; When to Use It<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n<\/li>\n                      <li class=\"group relative flex flex-col rounded-2xl bg-sage-20 text-navy\">\n  <div class=\"relative overflow-hidden rounded-t-2xl pt-[65%]\">\n          <img width=\"768\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Female-and-male-student-laughing-in-class-at-canford-summer-school-768x628.jpg\" class=\"absolute left-0 top-0 h-full w-full rounded-t-2xl object-cover transition-transform duration-1000 group-hover:scale-105\" alt=\"Female-and-male-student-laughing-in-class-at-canford-summer-school\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 347px, (min-width: 768px) 44vw, 92vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Female-and-male-student-laughing-in-class-at-canford-summer-school-768x628.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Female-and-male-student-laughing-in-class-at-canford-summer-school-1024x838.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Female-and-male-student-laughing-in-class-at-canford-summer-school-652x534.jpg 652w, https:\/\/www.summerboardingcourses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Female-and-male-student-laughing-in-class-at-canford-summer-school.jpg 1100w\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"flex flex-1 flex-col p-4 lg:p-8\">\n    <h3 class=\"mb-3 font-serif text-xl\">10 Benefits of Small Class Sizes in Summer School<\/h3>\n          <div class=\"mb-3 line-clamp-4 text-sm\"><p>Class size plays a significant role in a child\u2019s education. 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