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31-10-12: Tutors for Oxbridge Interviews
Increasing numbers of students are receiving private tuition to help with the lengthy application procedure, from help with the personal statement, to interview practice and even personal tours of universities with tutors who have graduated from the colleges to which students are hoping to be admitted.
A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.
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30-10-12: Ten Minute Tutorials
Pete's blog 30-10-12: Last week I met with someone who is starting up a charitable organisation...
A Blog article written by Blue Tutors.
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29-10-12: Universities should “redouble their efforts” to admit students from poor backgrounds
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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27-10-12: Dealing with exam stress
Pre-exam stress has been shown to 'boost' certain students' grades. However, stress needs to be handled effectively.
An Article by a Tutor written by Carys Evans.
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26-10-12: Government Pushes for A'Level Rethink
Further plans for 16+ exams have emerged this week, after a newspaper leaked information that voluntary-work, and an extended dissertation could form part of the new exam system. The Department for Education is considering an Advanced Baccalaureate, which would compel students to study a wide range of subjects including arts and sciences.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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25-10-12: Study Says Anxiety can Help Improve Exam Performance
The British Journal of Psychology has published research which suggests that anxiety improves students’ performance in exams.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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24-10-12: Private Tuition Double the National Average in London
New figures produced by Ipsos Mori have revealed that 38% of London school children received private tuition at some point in their school career, compared with 23% nationally. This year, 25% of London pupils are currently receiving private tuition, almost double the national average.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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23-10-12: Detailed Online Tuition Document
Pete's blog 23-10-12: I spent the last half of last week in Newcastle with my friend who is helping me with our online tuition project...
A Blog article written by Blue Tutors.
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22-10-12: ‘Flexi-schooling’ on the Rise in the UK
Class sizes in the UK have increased over the last few years, and the recession has meant that some parents who would have sent their children to independent schools can no longer afford to. This has led to a rise in ‘Flexi-Schooling’, where parents take their children out of school for one or two days a week to be home schooled.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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19-10-12: Gender Stereotyping Must be Tackled at Nursery School
A new French Education policy has said that gender inequality needs to be tacked directly from the time when children attend nursery school. The French minister for women’s rights, Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, has piloted a scheme in 2 nursery schools which is designed to combat gender stereotyping at an early age.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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18-10-12: Report Shows Girls Being Put Off Physics A' Level
Although it is known that under 30% of girls take A’ Level Physics, the new study has analysed the uptake of girls from different kinds of schools. The study showed that 46% of schools did not send any girls on to do A’ Level Physics, and the figures from mixed state schools alone showed that half of the schools did not have any girls at all taking A’ Level Physics.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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17-10-12: Fears British Universities Becoming 'Mediocre'
New research into global higher education institutions has commentators worried that the best British Universities will be considered mediocre on a global scale within a generation. These concerns have come after leading British Universities have fallen down global league tables, with Asian institutions advancing quickly.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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16-10-12: Tutor Feedback
Pete's blog 16-10-12: There was a seemingly very small change to the website last week...
A Blog article written by Blue Tutors.
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15-10-12: Private School Accuse Office for Fair Access of Disadvantaging their Students
Head teachers of leading private schools have hit out at the Office for Fair Access for disadvantaging university applicants from private schools.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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11-10-12: New Student Report will show all University Achievements
Under new plans announced today, Universities are going to provide employers with much more detailed accounts of student achievements, which will include extra-curricular activities.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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10-10-12: Senior Examiner Resigns from AQA over Marking Scandal
Stephen McKenzie has announced his resignation from exam board AQA, stating publicly that the handling of the GCSE grade boundary changes was “morally repugnant”.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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09-10-12: Labour Education Reforms
Pete's blog 9-10-12: It was interesting to read about Ed Milliband’s ideas for education reform last week...
A Blog article written by Blue Tutors.
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08-10-12: New Reading Test Damages Children's ability to learn
Teachers have highlighted the fact that the test only looks at children’s ability to decode words using a single method, phonics, rather than their ability to read overall. One of the biggest issues is that bright students who use a different method of reading are trying to read the made-up word as real ones and are being marked down for it.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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05-10-12: New University Comparison Website for Students
A new comparison website has been set up which will supply government approved information about Universities and the Courses that they offer.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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04-10-12: Headteachers Say A* Grades Force Bright Students to 'Dumb Down'
A report published this week by the HMC, a group of leading independent school head teachers, criticises the current exam system for forcing bright students to ‘dumb down’ their answers in order to fit within narrow mark schemes.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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03-10-12: Students Plan Mass Legal Action over GCSE Results
t emerged this week that so far 180 pupils have joined legal action being brought against the exams regulator Ofqual by schools and councils. The students are seeking to force a regrade of their June exam papers, on the basis that the grade boundaries were made a full 10 marks higher than those for exams taken by their peers in January.
A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.
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02-10-12: Qualifications and Classes
Pete's blog 2-10-12: I’ve been doing a lot of work on qualifications over the last week...
A Blog article written by Blue Tutors.
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01-10-12: When Schools Let Students Down
Whilst there are the same number of bright students coming into university, the standard of their basic reading and writing skills is falling sharply.
A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.