'Gap year' related UK press for 2008

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Times Online
Time out for a different generation as thirtysomethings take over gap year
22nd November
But gap year travel has changed and is currently booming as people made redundant spend their payoffs on round-the-world holidays and volunteer projects ...Read article >>

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Norwich Evening News - Norwich
Coffee stop is good for gap year student
28th October
Most school-leavers choose to spend their gap year travelling around the world at best, or lazing in bed at worst - but one young entrepreneur is using his ...Read article >>

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Metro
Travel Doc: Gap year travel advice
19th October
While formal sabbaticals like Hewitt’s are rare in the corporate world, retirees often take a 'gap year' to travel, visit grandchildren, volunteer or just ...Read article >>

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e4s.co.uk
deloitte to boost female recruitment
13th October
On acceptance of a job offer at the firm, graduates are entitled to spend the loan on whatever they want during their gap year.Read article >>

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Times Online - UK
Gap year: Top 10 ways to make friends while travelling
13th October
1. Stay in hostels: Hotels may sound tempting, and in countries like Thailand they’re certainly cheap, but when travelling with an aim to make friends, ...Read article >>

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Times Online - UK
Gap year: Top 10 ways to make friends while travelling
13th October
1. Stay in hostels: Hotels may sound tempting, and in countries like Thailand they’re certainly cheap, but when travelling with an aim to make friends, ...Read article >>

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World First Travel Insurance - UK
Travel insurance 'vital' for gap year
8th October
According to government statistics, an estimated quarter of the 230000 young people who go backpacking each year fail to take out appropriate gap year ... Read article >>

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Independent - UK
Mind the gap: A year out can be a bonus - just choose wisely
2nd October
This is where a well-structured gap year can make all the difference. It's an opportunity to work on those soft skills that employers are so keen on, ...Read article >>

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Independent
Into the wild
29th September
In fact for many students, particularly those on limited budgets, this is a more affordable option than a full gap year. Many traditional gap year ...
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World First Travel Insurance - Devon
'Gap years shouldn't hamper job prospects'
29th September
Students and workers thinking about taking a gap year should have no concerns that is may spoil their future ambitions, according to the Chartered Institute ... Read article >>

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Telegraph - UK
Gap year travel: Essential advice
29th September
Clare Mann offers tips and advice on how to get the most out of your gap year. By Clare Mann Plan your year and do your research before you make up your ... Read article >>

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Telegraph - UK
Gap year travel: Verbier and Thailand
29th September
A student says his gap year - working (and quenching his thirst) in Verbier and Thailand - was close to perfect, while his mother wishes it had been a ... Read article >>

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Employment4students - UK
Students take gap year to avoid credit crunch
26th September
Large numbers of undergraduates are considering a gap year before starting work or furthering their studies, according to new research. ...
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Consultant News - UK
Gap years popular as UK graduates try to escape the downturn
24th September
New research has found that a large number of undergraduates are contemplating a gap year, despite the current economic climate, and that employers need to ... Read article >>

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Times Online
Take Five
24th September
A survey of 514 final-year students by TMP Worldwide and TargetJobs found that 54 per cent were considering taking a gap year after university. ... Read article >>

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Telegraph
Expat in Australia: A move from Up North to Down Under
23rd September
I felt I needed a break, so with only one year left before graduation I decided on a second gap year. I persuaded myself that it would be a great ... Read article >>

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Telegraph
Affordable holidays: Where your pound will go further
19th September
Similarly, British gap year students are happily leaving the well-worn Thailand and Australian backpacking trail for more cost- effective alternatives. ... Read article >>

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Independent
All change: Why the voluntary sector means business
18th September
It might be a gap year, a work placement, experience of fundraising - anything that shows you've stuck your neck out and taken responsibility.
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Times Online
Looking for a job after university? First, get off the sofa
16th September
That may even be taking a gap year. The challenge for employers is that if students are not on campus, they're harder to reach. ... Read article >>

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Times Online
Are you smarter than a 16-year-old?
15th September
'In my gap year I had an office job with a friend who had just won a scholarship to read English at Cambridge. He spelt 'receive' wrongly in the first line ... Read article >>

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Telegraph
Giving kids a sporting chance in life
15th September
Taylor explains: "During my gap year I coached deprived children in Uganda, then after gaining a child psychology degree at university and doing a teacher ... Read article >>

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Independent
Editor-At-Large: No woman is an island, Mrs Palin
14th September
Young people today travel all over the world in their gap year, helping with charity projects in the Third World. Previous American Presidents ...
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Guardian
TV's future stars will come from the web
11th September
It is the latest of a growing number of Generation Web soaps - cue in MySpace's Quarterlife and Endemol's The Gap Year, for a start - as the net becomes a ... Read article >>

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Easier (press release) - Chester
Working backpackers not covered by travel insurance?
10th September
September sees the start of the great Gap Year exodus. But as over 430000 British backpackers hit the trail, they risk invalidating their travel insurance ... Read article >>

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Money UK
Gap Year Travellers 'Asking for Trouble', AmEx Finds
10th September
By Mark Harris Thefts - and travel insurance claims - might result from keeping your gap year cash in your pocket, the firm has warned. ...
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Easier (press release) - Chester
Travellers don’t know where to stash their cash
10th September
Care-free gap year travellers are putting their travel cash at risk, as over one in seven (16%) think the best place to store all their cash overseas is in ... Read article >>

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Gradplus.com
Gap years 'must be planned to boost graduate job chances'
7th September
People planning a gap year should choose carefully if they want to gain skills which will come in useful when applying for a graduate job, ...
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Times Online
Answer the question with Chris Woodhead
7th September
If his heart is set on the university that has rejected him the best option might be to redo the coursework for January and do a gap year. ...
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Independent
Bridging the gap year: stay out of the red in the wild blue yonder
7th September
For those seeking the experience of a lifetime while they're still young, a gap year spent working or travelling overseas offers school-leavers and ... Read article >>

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Telegraph
Prince William and Prince Harry make their motorcycle trek into Africa
7th September
Both brothers are passionate about Africa: William spent part of his gap year there, while Harry has visited the continent several times. ...
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Times Online
Ian Hibell, cyclist who pedalled world
5th September
He was also welcomed by a Dayak headman in Borneo and African chiefs in the days before every jungle trail had been trodden by backpackers and gap year ... Read article >>

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Guardian
Channel 4 cues up Ultimate Gap Year backpacking show
4th September
The show, with the working title Ultimate Gap Year, will air in the T4 strand and is being made by Studio Lambert, the production company set up by former ... Read article >>

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e4s.co.uk
gap year costs soar to £4000
2nd September
Graduates looking to take a gap year after they qualify may be putting themselves under more financial pressure as costs rocket, according to new research. ... Read article >>

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JST Financial Ltd. - Manchester
Gap year costs 'rising'
2nd September
As a result of this, 50 per cent of gap year travellers are now in fear of being left with debts when they return before they begin higher education. ... Read article >>

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CreditChoices.co.uk
Gap Year Costs Soar to £4000
2nd September
The average gap year now costs just over £4000, whereas the majority of students only intend to spend between £1000 and £3000, which could suggest why gap ... Read article >>

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Good to Know
Gap years: A parents' guide
1st September
Don't they grow up fast? One minute you're kissing them goodbye at the nursery gates and the next, they're off to South America for 4 months! So why are so many teens taking a break after A-levels and is it doing them any good? Read article >>

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Times Online
How I made it: Peter Slowe, founder of Projects Abroad
31st August
BEFORE Peter Slowe went to university in 1972 he spent a year teaching English, geography and cricket in Kashmir, taking a gap year before the term was even ... Read article >>

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Visa Bureau
Virgin Blue has massive expansion into Western Australia
29th August
Virgin Blue has recently expanded its services in Western Australia in a move which they say proves their confidence in the state’s potential as a "must-see ... Read article >>

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Go Travel Insurance
Britons 'long to take a gap year'
29th August
Furthermore, 88 per cent of people said that they knew someone who had already taken a gap year. Commenting on the findings, the site's managing director ... Read article >>

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Plymouth Evening Herald
A-levels mean a big rethink
29th August
I'd planned to spend a gap year abroad, but now I want to re-sit two of my subjects to see if I can do better. I'm not staying on at school to do this, ... Read article >>

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MyFinances.co.uk
Covering the gap
29th August
Taking a gap year is becoming increasingly popular and not restricted to the young, as many professionals are now taking time out of work to travel the ... Read article >>

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Daily Mail
Teenagers could enjoy exam 'gap year' by taking GCSEs early
29th August
By Daily Mail Reporter GCSE students will soon be able to take their exams bit by bit before having a year off testing ahead of their A-level courses, ... Read article >>

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Telegraph
GCSE pupils to get exam gap year
29th August
By Jon Swaine Some will also be able to take the tests early and have an "exams gap year" before starting A-levels. A modular system will be introduced, ... Read article >>

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World First Travel Insurance
Travel insurance tips for gap year travellers
28th August
Gap year travellers have been provided with a range of safety tips, by an article in the Daily Telegraph, which should significantly lower the chances of ... Read article >>

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Motley Fool UK
A Foolish Guide To Fantastic Summer Jobs
27th August
From teenagers who have just finished their GCSE exams to graduates more keen on a gap year than a career, persuading your kids that at some point they will ... Read article >>

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nebusiness.co.uk
Planning your gap year? First get the skills you need to work your way around the world
27th August
Most people who take a gap year finance at least part of their trip by working abroad. But whether you end up doing telesales in Sydney or teaching in Tokyo ... Read article >>

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Easier (press release) - Chester,UK
Group trips are great for gappers
21st August
... break or ‘grown-up gappers’ - the autumn is a popular season to take some time out to embark on extended GAP year travels or an around the world trip. ... Read article >>

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Glasgow Evening Times
Gap in the market is a £1m business
20th August
by Jonathan Rennie A GAP year summer job has led to a £1million success story for a Glasgow entrepreneur. The International Summer School Of Scotland, ... Read article >>

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Chronicle Live
A gap year may be the best move you make
19th August
The well travelled gap year has become the gap half year as the credit crunch impacts upon the student travel market - that’s the verdict of a new ... Read article >>

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Hit Search - Liverpool
Credit Crunch hits gap year travelers as trips shrink by half
19th August
The well travelled gap year has become the gap half year as the credit crunch impacts upon the student travel market - that’s the verdict of a new ... Read article >>

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Evening Post - Bristol
Badminton School's 100 per cent A-level passes
19th August
... grades she needs to study Spanish and history of art at Birmingham next year (three Bs), after taking a gap year teaching street children in Ecuador. ... Read article >>

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Scotsman
My grown-up gap year by Susan, 51
18th August
I AM sitting in paradise. On a Zanzibar beach with sand so white and sea so blue that there are no words to adequately describe its beauty. ...
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Gloucestershire Gazette
Rewarding project for gap year student
18th August
By Claire Marshall » A GAP year trip turned into a long-term commitment to help girls in Africa get an education for a former Rednock student. ...
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Huddersfield Examiner
What now for A-level students?
18th August
University, college, work or a gap year? Embarking on the next step of the rest of your life can be a daunting prospect. If you’re unsure, ...
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The Press Association
Money worries hit student gap year
18th August
Money worries are turning the traditional gap year into more like the gap half-year, according to a survey. The economic concerns are leading to a cutback ... Read article >>

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World Travel Guide
Credit crunch hits gap year travel
18th August
Gap year travel has shrunk by half as anxious travellers seek to conserve finances, a survey has revealed. The poll commissioned by Bebo surveyed 2000 ... Read article >>

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Express Digest
Students urged to spend gap years in the UK
18th August
Volunteering charity CSV is calling on students receiving their A-level results this week to consider a gap year in the UK. The charity arranges four to 12-month placements working with homeless people, refugees, socially excluded young ... Read article >>

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Ilkeston Today
A level blues? How about a free gap year?
18th August
Volunteering charity CSV is offering a free gap year option to students across the UK who may have gained 'unexpected' A Level results this week, ... Read article >>

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Peterborough Today
Gap years are not just for students
18th August
By Hannah Gray A-level results are out tomorrow, and for many thoughts will turn to a gap year adventure before university. But the growing gap year ... Read article >>

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Ripley Today
Straight As for student Vicky
18th August
"Vicky has spent her gap year gaining invaluable work experience to support her future career as a doctor." The full article contains 96 words and appears ... Read article >>

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GMTV
Gap year cutbacks
17th August
The survey. of 2,00 British students and post-graduates, also showed that solo trips are on the rise as is the age of those taking gap year breaks. Read article >>

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Telegraph
Price fall delivers a golden opportunity
17th August
This might mean delaying the gap year trip round the world. If you can find work that takes you travelling that is a bonus, but you can always take a year ... Read article >>

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Telegraph
Forget banks’ bribes, study the overdrafts
17th August
The pair, both 19, finished school last year and travelled through South America on their gap year. They will live in student halls for the first year and ... Read article >>

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Telegraph
Rent out your home and move abroad
17th August
Call it a grown-up gap year, if you will. "We feel an absolute sense of escape from the gloom and doom at home," says Marie McLaughlin, one of the world’s ... Read article >>

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Halifax Evening Courier
A Levels: Success for future doctors
16th August
He is now preparing for a gap year that will involve voluntary work in America at a surgery. Anil is hoping to study medicine at university in Leeds or ... Read article >>

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Guardian
Jumping for joy after making the grade
15th August
The princess attended Marlborough College, a boarding school in Wiltshire, and is now planning a gap year. · Table-tennis prodigy Sarra Wang from Essex got ... Read article >>

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Independent
Gap year: volunteering advice
15th August
How do you get the most out of a gap year if your heart is set on volunteering? Anne Giacomantonio gets advice from an expert Getting your exam results and ... Read article >>

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Telegraph
Latin America is this year’s hotspot
15th August
By Charles Starmer-Smith Latin America is fast becoming the pick of the destinations for gap year travellers, according to figures from the youth travel ... Read article >>

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Lynn News
Students celebrate record A level results
15th August
Another student who did particularly well was Usamah Malik (18) of Gayton Road, Bawsey, who is taking a gap year to get some work experience before Read article >>

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Gloucestershire News
VIDEO - Gloucestershire students celebrate A level success
15th August
After a gap year, she will accept her place to study law at Bournemouth University. Delighted Sam Clarke has flown the Oxbridge flag for Balcarras School by ... Read article >>

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Easier Travel
Got your A' Level results - Now take the leap
15th August
If you are still undecided as to how to spend your gap year then Ask Alice - alice@theleap.co.uk - The Leap’s resident Agony Aunt and a regular leaper ... Read article >>

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Go Travel Insurance
Top gap year travel tips
15th August
Those taking a gap year and embarking on foreign travels this year should ensure they are well-prepared and not vulnerable to risks. ... Read article >>

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Essential Travel
People encouraged to take gap year holidays
14th August
Young people are most likely to benefit from gap year holidays as it is the perfect opportunity to see the world and do something rewarding before spending ... Read article >>

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Travel Bite
Latest gap year trends
14th August
As UK students digest their A Level results and plan their futures, the top gap year destinations and activities have been revealed in a new study. ... Read article >>

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Global Visas
Working Holiday Visas: UK Youth Make Gap Year Money
14th August
Many A-level graduates opt for the gap year, but could the crippling credit crunch deter these potential travellers? It is clear that the gap year is not ... Read article >>

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Gazette & Herald
Another record year
14th August
Will McClintock, who lives in Marlborough, also received four As and he will be spending a gap year travelling before going to Durham University to read ... Read article >>

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North West Evening Mail
One giant leap for student-kind
14th August
She said: "An increasing number of students are now considering alternatives like taking a gap year. A gap year might provide time to think over the options ... Read article >>

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Wales Online
Gap years ‘can be positive’
14th August
OF the 250000 students to complete their A-levels this year, an estimated 29000 are expected to defer their university place in favour of a gap year. ... Read article >>

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Telegraph
Gap year travel: working in Europe
14th August
With no educational commitments until autumn, Nick Porter and his girlfriend decided to spend the summer working their way around Europe in a campervan. ... Read article >>

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Telegraph
Ten gap year tips
14th August
Make sure you're well prepared for gap year travel before leaving home with these top safety tips. By Charles Starmer-Smith At the very least, ... Read article >>

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Telegraph
Gap year travel: volunteering in India
14th August
By Philippa Hunt I thought I would be slaving away at a meaningless job in my gap year: there was no way I could afford to travel. ... Read article >>

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Telegraph
Top 10 places to go for a gap after A-levels
14th August
Louisa McIndoe, then administrator/researcher in the Times Westminster office, had sat A-level politics a year ago before starting her gap year. ... Read article >>

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Telegraph
Gap years are not just for students
14th August
By Hannah Gray A-level results are out tomorrow, and for many thoughts will turn to a gap year adventure before university. But the growing gap year ... Read article >>

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Telegraph
Credit crunch: more students take a gap year to save money after A-levels
13th August
"My hunch is that the economic downturn will see fewer students opting for the kind of structured gap year that leaves them thousands of pounds out of ... Read article >>

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Times Online
The Gap Year - a must for any self-respecting student
13th August
Despite tuition fees and student debt, almost a third, or 130000 sixth-formers, set out from the UK each year on a gap year adventure before heading off to ... Read article >>

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Go Travel Insurance
Gap years are 'great'
13th August
Gap year holidays provide young people with an opportunity to learn new skills and experience other cultures, it has been suggested. ... Read article >>

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Go Travel Insurance
Latin America 'has much to offer' backpackers
13th August
Latin America is the new "must visit" destination for backpackers and gap year travellers, it has been suggested. A report in today's Independent claimed ... Read article >>

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Scotsman
Backwards cycling is the way forward for Sebastian
12th August
"I learned to do it in about two weeks and then never used the skill again until my daughter was raising money to do charity work during her gap year. ... a rel="nofollow" target="ext" href="http://www.gapyear.com/lcr.php?op=rd&ur=http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Backwards-cycling-is-the-way.4379111.jp" alt="Backwards cycling is the way forward for Sebastian" title="Backwards cycling is the way forward for Sebastian" target="ext">Read article >>

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Independent
My story: why I chose not to go to uni
12th August
Victoria Parr, 20, took a last minute gap year after disappointing A-level results. She volunteered with CSV - Community Service Volunteers- the UK’s ... Read article >>

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Independent
Which gap year type are you?
11th August
Andy Sharman takes a light hearted look at those seeking a world of adventure These do-gooders are the lifeblood of gap year organisations and the ... Read article >>

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Education Guardian
Summer holiday? Think Christmas
9th August
Work Your Way Around the World, £12.99, Teaching English Abroad, £14.99 and Your Gap Year, £12.99 are all published by crimsonpublishing.co.uk. Read article >>

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Hostelbookers
Bologna Food Festival in September
6th August
Gap year travel visitors are likely to find themselves in their element, with classic and regional Italian cuisine given expert treatment by top chefs and ... Read article >>

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Telegraph
Bored with retirement? Join the backpackers
6th August
A gap year, a restless spirit, some unresolved discontent of heart or mind (or employment!) - any one of these can bring the adventurous youth of the world ...
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Burton Mail
Exam results: make the right Connexions
6th August
... Maintenance Allowance, the 'clearing' process to higher education, taking a gap year and changing direction if results are not what were expected. ... Read article >>

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Fair Investment Company
Don't forget travel insurance when planning your summer holiday
6th August
He also adds that for those going away for an extended period, such as on a gap year, they should remember to make arrangements for paying their credit card ... Read article >>

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Consultant News
Gap year travel plans
4th August
70 young people from across the UK have been awarded a gap year scholarship with Deloitte, the business advisory firm. The nationwide gap year scheme offers ... Read article >>

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Times Educational Supplement
Heart and craft
1st August
The fourth has already launched himself on a personal voyage of discovery in his gap year. The ceremony marked the end of the first year of Am Bàta, ... Read article >>

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