STELLA COTTRELL is a full-time Inspector for the Adult Learning Inspectorate. Previously she was Director of Lifelong Learning at the University of Luton and, for many years, specialised in study skills, dyslexia and educational development at the University of East London.

Preparing for university; identifying your skills; intelligence and learning; the CREAM strategy for learning; working with others; research skills; writing for university; developing your writing projects, dissertations, reports and case studies; critical analytical thinking; memory; revision and exams; planning your next move.