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Tuition Articles from August 2017

  1. 29-08-17: How to ensure ‘back to school’ success

    Across the country, children of all ages as well as their parents, are preparing for the new school year. Whether it is the first time or the last, what should we be doing to start the new school year on the right foot?

    A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.

  2. 25-08-17: GCSE results : slight dip in pass rate with new ‘tougher’ GCSE exams

    Following the major disruption of the new GCSE qualifications in English and maths, overall grades in these subjects are down by around 1% point, although the government say that there is no way to directly compare with the previous qualifications as the marks are fundamentally different.

    A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.

  3. 21-08-17: The importance of reading

    With hundreds of TV channels and the rise of smartphones and tablets to entertain children and teenagers, as well as heavy workloads and long hours for both parents and children, reading for pleasure has fallen by the wayside. Yet, reading serves as a critical educational and social tool.

    A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.

  4. 17-08-17: A level results day

    The much anticipated A level results have been released, and despite curriculum changes, different assessment and a myriad of exam mistakes faced by this year's cohort, overall the spread of results remains broadly unchanged from last year.

    A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.

  5. 13-08-17: Class sizes – is smaller always better?

    Smaller class sizes are seen by parents almost universally across the global as a benefit to a child’s education. Is this really the case?

    A Blue Tutors article written by Blue Tutors.

  6. 09-08-17: Overzealous health and safety in schools is harmful to kids says Ofstead chief

    Schools have been criticised for taking health and safety behaviours to extremes, suggesting that this level of protection of children’s safety in school leads to greater risks as they do not learn to assess the risk to their own safety in real situations.

    A Tuition News article written by Blue Tutors.

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