Your browser does not support Javascript

Blue Tutors Articles from April 2012

  1. 27-04-12: What are A Levels for?

    While Education Secretary, Michael Gove, wishes to give universities say in how the A level courses are examined as well as the content, teachers’ unions are questioning their right and their interests as well as their capabilities.

    A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.

  2. 26-04-12: Ofqual report backs final exam A-levels

    A report by England's qualifications watchdog, Ofqual, says academics are losing faith in first-year undergraduate students. Students, according to 71 academics interviewed by Ofqual, lack basic skills in English and Maths, as well as the knowledge to write essays, conduct research, reference properly.

    A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.

  3. 20-04-12: The power of interesting homework.

    Give students something to really get excited about - the power to persuade you not to give them homework!

    A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.

  4. 19-04-12: 400,000 pupils miss month of school

    Figures just released show 400,000 children were persistently absent from England's schools in the past year and missed about one month of school each.

    A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.

  5. 13-04-12: Last Minute Easter Tuition

    Students all over the country are currently working harder than they ever have before.

    A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.

  6. 12-04-12: Private Tuition not the Cause, but the Effect of Poor Social Mobility

    An article, recently published on our website, claims that private tuition harms social mobility.

    A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.

  7. 06-04-12: A Level Reform

    Michael Gove recently announced that universities will be consulted over plans to increase the difficulty of A Levels.

    A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.

  8. 05-04-12: Reduce CRB Disclosures, or Reduce the Admin for them?

    There was a public outcry recently when it was suggested that we should relax the requirement for teaching assistants and similar staff to apply for a CRB Disclosure.

    A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.

  1. "Jan got an A in his GCSE Maths, so I was very pleased, and he expressed his gratitude for the tuition, and how it helped him and gave him the confidence he needed to gain such an achievement."
  2. Phil, Middlesex