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29-06-12: How do I get Promoted?
I often get asked this question and there is a very simple answer - be a great tutor. Be reliable, be prepared, be committed. If you are all of the above then promotion will follow the excellent feedback you continually receive from your students.
A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.
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28-06-12: You’re a Tutor not a Babysitter!
When tutoring younger children, responsibility for their welfare can be an issue. Whether you tutor at your house, or theirs, or somewhere agreed mutually, you are responsible for their safety while their parents are not around.
A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.
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27-06-12: ‘Helicopter’ Parents who won’t let their children grow up.
The Mail Online today (07/06/12) reports on the increasing presence of parents at university open days and freshers weeks, events which used to be attended by the students only as they started the long process of fledging.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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26-06-12: More Tutor Assessments Needed
Pete's blog 26-6-12: Laura was away on Monday and Tuesday last week, so I was covering for her...
A Blog article written by Blue Tutors.
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25-06-12: England's university applications down 10%
There has been a 10% drop in the number of people from England applying to study in the UK when higher fees start, figures show. The university admissions service, Ucas, says 46,413 fewer students from England have applied than at the same time last year.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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23-06-12: Shakespeare: start ‘em young
I teach English and English literature to students of all ages.
An Article by a Tutor written by Robin Meltzer.
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22-06-12: If Payments are Worrying You, Talk to Us!
99% of our tutors pay all their invoices on time. However, we have a few tutors who don’t seem to think this is important.
A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.
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21-06-12: “My students have to understand, tutoring is only my second job!”
I was rather surprised to read this in an email from one of our tutors yesterday, as I’m sure you can imagine. Don’t get me wrong, we are well aware that tutoring is often a way to earn some spare cash in spare time rather than a career choice. However, we do expect that tutors treat our clients and the students to the kind of service which means that they won’t feel as though they are not your main priority.
A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.
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20-06-12: Free Schools Could be Run for Profit
In an article on the BBC Education page today (31/05/2012) Sean Coughlan reports that the Education Secretary, Michael Gove, has not ruled out allowing Free Schools to be run for profit. Mr Gove told the Leveson Inquiry on Tuesday that he had an "open mind" on such profit making in the future.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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19-06-12: Problems with Tutoring Locations
Pete's blog 19-6-12: I came across a crazy problem with our system this week...
A Blog article written by Blue Tutors.
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18-06-12: Higher Fees Drive Students Abroad
HIGHER university tuition fees in the UK are prompting students to look overseas to continue their studies, according to a South Gloucestershire sixth form.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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15-06-12: Teaching the Parents
Given these hard economic times when parents are continually weighing up the benefits versus costs of hiring a tutor, we could offer tuition to parents who would be willing to support their own child in early stage Mathematics. In this way tutors would gain another few hours work and the parents would gain the knowledge to be able to support their children through KS1 and KS2 Maths.
A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.
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14-06-12: 100 Seconds
The frighteningly real situation in our schools - posted on Saturday 19th May 2012 in The Guardian Education supplement.
A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.
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13-06-12: Chunking and Partitioning
In a BBC Education report published on 22nd May 2012 Schools Minister, Nick Gibb, challenges a programme of Maths teaching that really seems to be working. Using new methods based on teaching children how the right answer is achieved rather than relying on memory standards seem to have improved. Currently four out of five children are reaching the level expected of them at the end of primary school, and a third of 11-year-olds are reaching the standard expected of a 13-year-old.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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12-06-12: Tutoring Calming Down
Pete's blog 12-6-12: I did some assessments in London last week for the first time in ages...
A Blog article written by Blue Tutors.
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11-06-12: Calls for Public Speaking tuition in state schools
The Shadow Education Secretary, Stephen Twigg, has called for more emphasis to be placed on educating young state school pupils in the art of public speaking and interview technique. Speaking at an academy school in west London, Mr Twigg said: "If we are to break down the barriers that stop some bright young people succeeding, then being articulate and confident is critical.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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08-06-12: “Brilliant No Doubt but Can’t Teach”
At Blue Tutors we are always chasing our clients for feedback. Most of it is excellent, recent examples include such praise as ‘we want to carry on even though the exam is over as she is so brilliant with our son and really inspires him to work hard’ and ‘a fantastic tutor who I have already recommended enthusiastically to many friends’.
A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.
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07-06-12: Prince Edward Refuses Royal Pardon for Homework
Reported this week (15th May 2012) across the media was Prince Edward’s refusal to sign a royal pardon on behalf of a student. The royal pardon would have released the student from all homework until the end of the academic year. However, although the Prince was amused, he was still fearful of upsetting the head teacher himself.
A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.
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06-06-12: We Should Learn from Japan
Stephen Twigg, the shadow education secretary, in an article on the BBC Education News website on 14th May 2012, has been reported as saying that our education system needs to learn from the continuous personal development system used in japan to keep teachers and teaching getting better all the time. While our system has been subject to many overhauls, he says that it is largely the same as Victorian schooling.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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05-06-12: Exams Affect Tutor Recruitment
It was interesting to measure the response to our flyers in Oxford and Cambridge over the last week...
A Blog article written by Blue Tutors.
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04-06-12: We Should Learn from Japan
Stephen Twigg, the shadow education secretary, in an article on the BBC Education News website on 14th May 2012, has been reported as saying that our education system needs to learn from the continuous personal development system used in japan to keep teachers and teaching getting better all the time. While our system has been subject to many overhauls, he says that it is largely the same as Victorian schooling.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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01-06-12: How Do I Deal with Rude Students or Parents?
This week I have been speaking to one of our tutors who has been having problems with one of her students and her mother.
A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.