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Should parents listen to schools when it comes to tutors?
Schools are advising parents to stay away from tutors for entrance exams - why are schools giving this advice and is it the right thing for parents?
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Tutors can help with 'soft skills'
With more parents asking for tutors with confidence and a sense of humour, the private tuition industry is becoming about boosting 'soft skills' as well as grades.
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Tutors Help with Subject Choices
Tutors aren't just there to help with one subject - they can give good advice about A level and University subject choices too.
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Children from ethic minority backgrounds twice as likely to have private tutors
Research has shown that students from ethnic minority backgrounds are far more likely to have private tutors than white students. What does this tell us about our education system?
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Is TV really to blame for poor grades?
A new study says TV watching can dramatically worsen students' grades, but is TV watching the cause or just a symptom of other problems?
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Tutors should not be life coaches
In the absence of good student advice services, tutors are often asked to step into this role.
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Too many GCSES
It can be difficult as a tutor watching a student struggle unnecessarily through twelve GCSEs where nine would serve them perfectly well.
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A Tutor's Role Post A' Level
A tutor's work is not necessarily done after their students have taken their exams. Tutors need to be on hand for advice in the weeks following the publication of results.
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A tutor for life?
With the news that graduates are increasingly employing private tutors to help with job applications, we should ask are tutors for school or for life?
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