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30-04-12: Are your kids smarter than you?
Ladue News today (12/04/2012) has an article which addresses the issue of when and why to call a tutor. The writer, Russell Hyken, is a psychologist and parent, who has himself experienced the feeling of helping with homework of which he wasn’t entirely sure.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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28-04-12: Arabic-English Specific Features
Arabic is not a difficult language; it's systematic and governed by rules.
An Article by a Tutor written by Muhammad Taghian.
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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.
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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.
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25-04-12: Online tutoring - not just second choice
Cleveland.com reports a real rise in the number of students taking advantage of a new system on online academic support. While this is for University students at the moment, there is no reason why this kind of thing cannot happen here in the UK with school kids. And indeed it does on an informal level, where teachers often answer students’ questions posted on homework forums etc.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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24-04-12: Finished Qualifications and Update on Online Tuition
Pete's blog 24-4-12: Last week I met with a software development company..
A Blog article written by Blue Tutors.
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23-04-12: Student tutors
Hartford local paper, The Courant, reports a story where students are engaging in peer-tutoring schemes. Enabling a student to be able to look through and ‘mark’ their own work is a fantastic way of teaching a student how to help themselves.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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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.
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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.
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18-04-12: Fewer places, more competition
According to the BBC Education website (29/03/2012), most universities in England are going to have fewer places to offer students this year, as the funding changes in higher education are implemented.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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17-04-12: End of Year Stuff
Pete's blog 17-4-12: The big job this week was all the end of year financial stuff...
A Blog article written by Blue Tutors.
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16-04-12: Who needs a tutor?
Parents usually tend to look for tutoring options after parents evenings or an alarming school report and, something I’ve noticed particularly in the last month, during a panicky run up to the exam. However, tutoring benefits all students, even those who are not struggling in school.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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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.
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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.
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11-04-12: Stall in Literacy Progress says Ofsted
Sir Michael Wilshaw, the chief schools inspector at Ofsted, has warned that England is being overtaken by other nations because the progress on literacy has stalled.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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10-04-12: Happy Working Easter
Pete's blog 10-4-12: I trained another assessor in London on Friday last week...
A Blog article written by Blue Tutors.
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09-04-12: Why is Computer Science teaching going backwards?
In The Guardian Education supplement on Saturday 31st March 2012, John Naughton asks why schools are teaching students how to use Microsoft Word instead of how to code, claiming that in doing so the children are being taught about things past rather than the future.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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09-04-12: Tutoring Programme ‘The Best Kept Secret in Cambridge’
A voluntary tutoring programme in Cambridge Massachusetts has been running for over 50 years.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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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.
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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.
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04-04-12: Michael Gove Discourages GCSEs Before 16
The education secretary, Michael Gove, has warned against pupils taking GCSE exams early.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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03-04-12: Less Work for Me!
Pete's blog 3-4-12: I’ve managed to reduce my work a little in the last week...
A Blog article written by Blue Tutors.
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02-04-12: Millions Wasted on Tuition Providers
An organisation in Milwaukee, Common Ground, has released a report claiming that there is too little regulation for providers of private tuition.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.