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Tuition News from December 2011

  1. 30-01-12: Cuts to Support for Foreign Language Students

    The government has recently proposed to reduce the support available to students who do not speak English as a first language.

    A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.

  2. 25-01-12: Examiners Apologise, but Deny Need for Change

    Examiners have apologised for comments suggesting that exam boards give teachers unfair advice,

    A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.

  3. 23-01-12: High School Students Become Tutors to help Kids and Themselves

    Students at Bismark High School are being given the opportunity to tutor Junior School students to earn the volunteer hours that they need.

    A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.

  4. 20-01-12: Oxford University sent rejection letter by applicant

    Oxbridge interviews are in the spotlight this week, as Cambridge University allows a journalist full access to their decision making process, and Oxford University receives rejection letter from an applicant.

    A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.

  5. 18-01-12: National Curriculum Overhaul Delayed Until 2014

    The planned overhaul of the national curriculum is to be delayed until 2014.

    A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.

  6. 16-01-12: Gove: Foreign Languages for Five Year Olds

    Michael Gove has said that students in the UK should learn a foreign language from the age of 5.

    A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.

  7. 13-01-12: Councils fight to raise primary school class sizes

    In 1998, Labour limited class sizes for 5-7 year olds to 30 pupils, but some overstretched councils in london recently circulated a document which asks for this limit to be raised to up to 32 children.

    A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.

  8. 11-01-12: Students Should Study Maths for Longer

    The education secretary, Michael Gove, has said that students in England should study Maths up to the age of 18.

    A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.

  9. 09-01-12: Student Trains as Tutor to Reciprocate the Help she was Given

    A lovely story about a family who had fallen upon hard times was published on the Boston.com website this week

    A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.

  10. 04-01-12: Students In GCSE Fiasco Get Resit Results

    Students who received lower English grades than expected this summer have now received their retake results. Over a third of the students achieved one grade higher than in their summer exams.

    A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.

  11. 04-01-12: Tuition Website’s New Approach to Teaching

    The New York Times has reported on the rise of an educational resource called Khan Academy.

    A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.

  12. 02-01-12: Five Points to Find a Great Tutor

    Eileen Huntingdon says that she thinks there are 5 important criteria that a parent must consider when searching for the best tutor

    A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.

  1. "We are extremely happy with your tutors. They were all of exceptional quality and even my son, who was not too sure whether to have chemistry tutoring, was very enthusiastic about the help he got and doesn't find his goal of an A so daunting anymore. I am also sure that any grade my daughter will get will be at least one higher then she would have achieved otherwise."
  2. Mrs D, Milton Keynes