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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
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<blockquote data-quote="Abbie Whitlock" data-source="post: 250395" data-attributes="member: 42112"><p>Hey!</p><p></p><p>I’d say that a good starting point is to take a news article, e.g. from the FT or BBC News, and challenge yourself to summarise it in 150-200 words. This should focus on the key facts, any potential issues, and the wider implications. This is a great way of practising identifying what the assessors are looking for in an actual assessment.</p><p></p><p>The key skill isn’t necessarily shortening for the sake of it - it is all about prioritisation. Therefore, it might help to ask yourself: “If a busy partner only had 30 seconds, what would they need to know?”</p><p></p><p>I found that consistently practising this skill was the best way to become more familiar and confident in these tasks <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Abbie Whitlock, post: 250395, member: 42112"] Hey! I’d say that a good starting point is to take a news article, e.g. from the FT or BBC News, and challenge yourself to summarise it in 150-200 words. This should focus on the key facts, any potential issues, and the wider implications. This is a great way of practising identifying what the assessors are looking for in an actual assessment. The key skill isn’t necessarily shortening for the sake of it - it is all about prioritisation. Therefore, it might help to ask yourself: “If a busy partner only had 30 seconds, what would they need to know?” I found that consistently practising this skill was the best way to become more familiar and confident in these tasks :) [/QUOTE]
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