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The Advent of Online Tutors
The improvement in internet technology had dramatically affected the amount of tutoring which is done online. Online tuition will never be a perfect substitute for face-to-face lessons, but the popularity of it is increasing.
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The Most Popular Subjects to be Tutored
What are the most popular requests for a tutor that we receive? Why is it that maths and English are much more commonly requested for GCSE students and younger, compared to other school subjects?
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Algebra, the Ultimate Maths Roadblock
Algebra is one of the most difficult concepts for students to understand. Although it seems like such a natural idea once someone is a skilled mathematician, it is something which our tutors find causes more problems than most others.
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Parents Evening and Tutee Reviewing: a small handbook
Here is a small list of hints and tips to help you through your parents evening, which in some schools start at this midpoint in the year, especially if its your first. Many of these tips can be interpreted for use in tutees reviews, and it may be interesting for parents to read if only so they can understand what it is that they can and cannot ask at such events.
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Identifying and working with shy students.
A consideration into the different personality types to be found in the average classroom, an introductory explanation and helpful tips into how to look after and help shy an introverted students to flourish in the classroom environment, which is not naturally a safe and comfortable space for them.
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Choosing whats right for your child: Finding a Primary thats right for you.
A close look into how schools present themselves to prospective parents, and some ideas as to how prospective parents can begin the often fraught process of choosing a school for their child, including quotes from prominent members of Head Teacher and Teacher communities.
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Turning up the Heat on classroom regulations
A look into the recent studies and responses to classroom environments, specifically how temperate can affect learning and the notion of new maximum temperatures requested by Scottish schools to match the already widespread minimum temperatures. Also an exploration of the varied responses to such proposals.
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The Education Secretary: losing out just when consistency could be key
A glance at recent news concerning our current Education Secretary, Justine Greening, and the apparently well-founded rumours of an oncoming cabinet reshuffle. We take a look at the habits of education secretaries, how Greening began to break this mould and how inconsistency and a desire for political fanfare is detracting from the matter at hand...
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Teacher shortage – how can we close the chasm?
It has been over a year of alarm bells sounding, hearing about the gap between teacher training posts and demand for teachers. That thee number of vacancies has reached record levels this year was to be expected. What can we do to bridge the gap before it is too late?
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