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29-12-11: A Problem Faced by Inexperienced Tutors
There is a skill which rapidly develops as one begins to tutor; planning and structuring lessons.
A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.
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28-12-11: Tutor Trainer Follows Own Advice
The owner of a tuition agency in the US says she has had a revelation about the way to train her tutors to teach.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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27-12-11: Christmas Week Equals No Work
Pete's blog 27-12-11: The last week has been almost completely taken up by my sister’s wedding and, obviously, Christmas...
A Blog article written by Blue Tutors.
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26-12-11: ‘Satisfactory’ Schools must Improve Within Six Years
A report by the Royal Society of Arts recently called for schools labelled satisfactory for longer than six years should be pushed to improve.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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23-12-11: Exam board corruption exposed
This week the school examination system came under increasing amount of fire as the full extent of corruption and flaws in the system were exposed. It has been revealed that exam boards had run sessions for teachers charged at £230 a day, which provided details of which questions to expect on exam papers and the exact wording students should use when answering.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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22-12-11: Tutoring Experience, not Teaching Experience
At Blue Tutors we proudly tell prospective tutors that they do not need any formal teaching experience to apply to be a tutor with us.
A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.
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21-12-11: No Change in Drop of University Applications
Following last month’s announcement by UCAS that there had been a significant drop in applications compared to the same time last year
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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20-12-11: New Admin Executive
Pete's blog 20-12-11: I’ve been doing my best to get everything ready for when I’m not in the country after Christmas...
A Blog article written by Blue Tutors.
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19-12-11: Private Tuition Failing in South Dakota
Officials in South Dakota are looking to end the requirement to spend significant amounts of public money on private tuition for students from low-income families.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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16-12-11: Schools prefer older films for educational purposes
A recent survey by FilmClub, a media education charity, has revealed that older and more traditional films are favourites in UK classrooms. The survey revealed that Bugsy Malone, the 1970s gangster film with child actors is the most popular film to be shown in schools. In primary schools, Disney’s Alice in Wonderland made in the 1950s was still the most popular choice today.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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15-12-11: Protection When Tutoring; Don’t Rely on CRB Disclosures
This week we reported on an article from the US, where a convicted sex offender was attempting to set himself up as a private tutor.
A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.
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14-12-11: Convicted Sex Offender Starts Tuition Business
A convicted sex offender has started a tutoring business in Colorado.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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13-12-11: Quiet at Christmas
Pete's blog 13-12-11: The demand for tuition has slowed down a little over the last few weeks...
A Blog article written by Blue Tutors.
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12-12-11: Dyslexia Tutor Trains to Help Students like Her Son
A lady in the Wisconsin State Journal writes about her motivations and experience in tutoring dyslexic students.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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09-12-11: Redefining Literacy for the digital age
The government and schools will have to adjust to the fact that literacy has changed in response to new technologies. Gavin Dudeney, director of technology at The Consultants-E, writes this week that a barrage of new technologies which allow for different forms of expression and levels of interaction have changed the face of literacy today.
A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.
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08-12-11: ‘Premium’ Tuition Agencies
Something which is amusing as it is frustrating is when we read about agencies supplying tutors to the rich and famous around London and the UK.
A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.
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07-12-11: Christmas Week Equals No Work
Pete's blog 27-12-11: The last week has been almost completely taken up by my sister’s wedding and, obviously, Christmas...
A Blog article written by Blue Tutors.
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07-12-11: Private Schools Feel the Economic Squeeze
Private schools are increasing their fees cutting costs as the economic climate affects fee-paying schools’ ability to compete with free schools in their area.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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06-12-11: Striking Teachers
Pete's blog 6-12-11: I drove up to Manchester to train an assessor last week...
A Blog article written by Blue Tutors.
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05-12-11: Successful Tutoring Programme in Winter Haven
A church group in Winter Haven in the US has taken it upon themselves to try and pick up the educational slack in their local area.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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02-12-11: Politics, Economics and Potest: How do we teach the strikes?
These days students can’t help but be aware of the political and economic climate in which we live. Few will have missed the news about the riots in London and around the country over the summer. News of the severe economic downturn has dominated the media over the last few years, and this week, many students had a day off school or university while their teachers were on strike in protest over cuts to public sector pensions. But as teacher and tutors, how do we present this information?
A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.
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01-12-11: Parents Want Exam Technique
Understanding versus exam technique probably isn’t something many people think about when they think about private tuition
A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.