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30-11-12: Students Protest Education Cuts
This week thousands of students are marching through London to protest the rising costs of education. The protest, organised by the National Union of Students, is directed at challenging the changes that have been made to school and university funding.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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29-11-12: Black and Asian Students 'Twice as Likely' to Receive Private Tuition
A new survey conducted by education charity the Sutton Trust has revealed that Black and Asian families are around twice as likely to hire a private tutor for their children. The results suggest that 42 % of Asian state-school students and 38 % of Black students have received private tuition compared with 20% of white students.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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26-11-12: New Report Says State School Pupils put off Top Universities
A new survey by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Sutton Trust has revealed that state school students are far less likely than private school students to apply to top universities due to poor advice and lack of confidence.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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23-11-12: New Primary School Curriculum is Bad for Students
The government’s plans for the new primary school curriculum have come under fire this week from critics who say the plans reflect conservative ministers’ personal preferences instead of what is best for students. Dubbed the ‘conservative curriculum’, teachers have commented that the new plans are politicised and undemocratic.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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22-11-12: New A' Level Plans Announced
This week Ofqual has announced the first of the changes that will be made to the A level system in England. Exams will now be taken in the summer only, and resits will be limited to one which will be taken the following summer.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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19-11-12: National Scholarship Programme Won't help Poor Students
A report released this week by the Institute for Fiscal Studies has concluded that a government scheme aimed at helping the poorest students go to university is unlikely to be effective.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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16-11-12: Britain's Leading Artists Voice Concerns over Lack of Arts subjects in new EBACC
This week leading British figures in art and culture have voiced their concerns over the lack of arts subject in the new English Baccalaureate. Critics have said that Britain’s creative economy could be destroyed within a generation as a result of the decision to remove arts subjects from the new EBACC.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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15-11-12: Teachers Exasperated by Ofqual Snub
Teaching Unions have reacted angrily at the suggestion by Ofqual that they are to blame for the scandal that has blighted students’ exam results.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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12-11-12: Tutors Report High Level of Job Satisfaction
However, increasingly tutoring companies are surveying tutors in order to establish their experiences of tutoring in order to improve the service they offer. These surveys have found that tutors have a very high level of job satisfaction
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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09-11-12: Department for Education to Fund Charity to Make Curriculum More Exciting
Plans from the Department for Education revealed this week suggest that a charity will be set up to find ways to make the school curriculum more interesting for students
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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08-11-12: Government Introduces New 'Tough' Tests for Teachers
The government has unveiled plans to introduce tougher new tests for those wishing to become teachers. From next September the candidates will face tests in English, Maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning, in an attempt to “raise the quality and standing of the position”.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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07-11-12: Thousands of Schools Forced to Review Uniform Policy
The Office of Fair Trading has contacted thousands of schools asking them to change their school uniform policies. The move comes after research revealed that families are spending “tens of millions of pounds” more than they need to on uniform.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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05-11-12: UK Post-Graduate System will lead to Economic Crisis
The Higher Education Commission has published a report which warns that UK universities’ post graduate programmes are failing to produce staff with the skill levels required for today’s economy.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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02-11-12: Cambridge University to Consult on New Maths A’ Level
The government has provided Cambridge University with £3 million to fund a project to redesign the maths A’ Level. Education Secretary Michael Gove has said that the University will be deeply engaged in developing the new curriculum, in an attempt to make the A’ Level more rigorous.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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01-11-12: One Third of UK Parents Do Not Read to their Children Regularly
A new survey has revealed that nearly a third of parents in the UK read their children a bedtime story once a week or less. Out of 2,000 parents asked, one in ten said that they did not read to their child more than once every six months.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.