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Tuition Articles from September 2011

  1. 30-09-11: Tens of thousands of Seven year olds struggle with basic skills

    Official figures published this week suggest that tens of thousands of seven-year-old children are failing to meet basic standards of literacy and numeracy

    A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.

  2. 29-09-11: How Do Arts and Sciences Compare to be Taken and to be Tutored

    Being involved with a tuition agency gives you an idea about the popularity of subjects currently taken by school students

    A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.

  3. 28-09-11: Successful Peer Tutoring in Fife

    A trial peer tutoring scheme in Fife has been found to be very effective for both the students and tutors involved.

    A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.

  4. 27-09-11: Frustrating Week

    Pete's blog 27-9-11: Frustrated with myself because I haven’t finished the lesson fee checking system...

    A Blog article written by Blue Tutors.

  5. 26-09-11: More Reaction to the Sutton Trust Tuition Survey

    In the Mail Online website this week, there was another reaction to the Sutton Trust report on the prevalence of home tuition in the UK

    A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.

  6. 23-09-11: Parents call for corporal punishment in schools

    Over half of parents questioned in a survey carried out by the Times Education Supplement said that they would like to see a return to corporal punishment in order to restore order in schools.

    A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.

  7. 22-09-11: Our Assessments: Why They’re Realistic and Why They’re Not

    At Blue Tutors we’re constantly trying to learn, and trying to improve the way in which we work.

    A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.

  8. 21-09-11: A Level Results for Remarkable Students

    The BBC have published some uplifting stories about students receiving their A Level results

    A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.

  9. 20-09-11: Lesson Fee Checks and Testing Online Tuition

    Pete's blog 20-9-11: The big project this week has been...

    A Blog article written by Blue Tutors.

  10. 19-09-11: Advice On What To Do If You Didn’t Get The GCSE Results You Wanted

    Advice to 16 year olds on what to do if the recently released GCSE results left them in limbo about what to do this year.

    A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.

  11. 17-09-11: Bar is raised

    Students need to become more serious in their study now than before.

    An Article by a Tutor written by Mohammed Alam.

  12. 15-09-11: Regulation-less Private Tuition

    There is a dark cloud which hangs over the whole of the tuition industry, and that is a lack of regulation.

    A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.

  13. 14-09-11: Confessions of a Private Tutor

    How an Arts tutor in London sees the tuition industry.

    A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.

  14. 13-09-11: Distractions, but Progress with Tutoring Course

    Pete's blog 13-9-11: I’m still in the throws of sorting everything out after moving...

    A Blog article written by Blue Tutors.

  15. 12-09-11: Widening Gender Gap in GCSE Results

    The recent GCSE results reveal that the gap between girls and boys has grown.

    A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.

  16. 10-09-11: Why Study Classics?

    I wrote this article for Club UK which is a magazine the Guardian produces for the British council, and thought it may be of interest to pupils studying Latin and other classical subjects, especially those thinking of doing a degree in Classics.

    An Article by a Tutor written by Jonathan Knott.

  17. 08-09-11: A Level Pass Increase Means a More Intelligent Population, No?

    A Level passes rose again this summer, going from 97.6% to over 98%.

    A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.

  18. 07-09-11: A Level Pass Increase, but No University Place for Many

    The pass rate for A Levels has risen for the 29th year in a row.

    A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.

  19. 06-09-11: Loads of Students, and a New Tutor Assessor in Birmingham

    Pete's blog 6-9-11: It’s been a great week for us...

    A Blog article written by Blue Tutors.

  20. 05-09-11: Speedy Growth for New Online Tuition Site

    A website specialising in online tuition has been commended for the speed at which it’s growing.

    A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.

  21. 03-09-11: Skype: A real breakthrough

    Teaching a student Panjabi over video calls on Skype.

    An Article by a Tutor written by Dalmeet Chawla.

  22. 02-09-11: Girls out perform boys in every subject at GCSE

    This summer GCSE results showed that the gap between boys and girls is at an all time high, with girls out performing boys in every subject

    A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.

  23. 01-09-11: Setting Lesson Goals: More than Stating Lesson Topic

    In our experience it seems as though many people misunderstand the crucial aspects that make a lesson goal a good lesson goal.

    A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.

  1. "I have to say I was very sceptical about using Skype online in this way as was my son but I must say it has been extremely useful. Ian has enjoyed his sessions and found them extremely useful. He has worked hard and improved his exam technique with Suzy. I am very impressed. I especially liked the brief report I received from her for each session."
  2. Mrs A, London