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29-02-12: Academies Too Reliant on GCSE Equivalents
The government is to dramatically reduce the number of vocational qualifications that can be counted as GCSE equivalents.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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28-02-12: More Voluntary Tuition
Pete's blog 28-2-12: The only thing I’ve really done of note this week is speak to another charity...
A Blog article written by Blue Tutors.
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27-02-12: Tuition Survey Suggests that Self-Esteem is a Key Factor
A survey of private tuition in Australia appears to dispel a number of myths about when and why students hire a tutor...
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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24-02-12: Overbearing parents are not just the child’s problem.
Parents sometimes seem to think that they know better than the person they have engaged to tutor their child and can behave in rather an overbearing manner, checking what the tutor has prepared in advance and each lesson outcome with the child.
A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.
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23-02-12: Tuition: A Good of Ostentation
There is a peculiar anomaly in our attraction to goods and services which at first seems irrational.
A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.
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22-02-12: Admissions Experts and Peer Tutors Merge
A national network of admissions experts in the US has bought a peer-tutoring company.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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21-02-12: Categorising Qualifications
Pete's blog 21-2-12: I’ve been able to get stuck into our improved qualifications system this week...
A Blog article written by Blue Tutors.
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20-02-12: Facebook Generation Creates £8 billion Demand for Online Tuition
The number of students in the UK receiving tutoring online is quickly increasing.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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17-02-12: Dyslexic pupils at a disadvantage in new Government reforms.
Ministers discriminating against dyslexic pupils with plans to award 5% of marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar to improve communication skills.
A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.
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16-02-12: An Alternative Explanation for GCSE and A Level Results
Every year the press jump on the news that A Level and GCSE results have increased yet again.
A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.
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15-02-12: The Cut-Throat World of Finding a Private Tutor
January is the peak season for private tutors reads an article on the Telegraph’s website.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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14-02-12: Assessments and Programming
Pete's blog 14-2-12: I conducted some assessments last week which was good fun, but the majority of what I did was programming...
A Blog article written by Blue Tutors.
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13-02-12: A Shy ‘Super Tutor’
An article in the Telegraph recently interviewed a tutor trying to shy away from the brand of ‘super tutor’.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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10-02-12: Marking as a Tuition Tool
It may seem obvious but tutors sometimes underrate the value of marking as a tutoring tool.
A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.
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09-02-12: A Reaction to the Government’s Teaching Reforms
The recent confirmation that schools and head teachers will have increased powers to sack underperforming teachers has had teaching unions up in arms.
A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.
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08-02-12: Tougher Teaching Sanctions to go ahead from September
Michael Gove has confirmed that proposed plans to make it easier for schools to dismiss poor performing teachers will go ahead from September this year.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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07-02-12: Tests Ready to ‘Measure’ Tuition
Pete's blog 7-2-12: It was a bit of a slow week last week...
A Blog article written by Blue Tutors.
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06-02-12: Tuition Provider Seeks a More ‘Rounded’ Education System
The founder of a tuition agency has claimed that school education has declined dramatically in the last 20 years.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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02-02-12: Tutors Angry at Lack of Students
Many tutors in the US are frustrated at some districts’ new tougher rules to prevent the fraud which has tainted the ‘No Child Left Behind Scheme’.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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02-02-12: Blue Tutors Geography
It seems strange in 2012 that we should be asked so often where Blue Tutors operate.
A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.