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Exams have more potential to harm than tutors
A headmaster has recently said that tuition harms students preparing for entrance exams, citing concerns that children who fail will feel inadequate. Requiring young children to take exams which they pass or fail is harmful, but the right tutor can help make the process easier for them.
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Tutors for Oxbridge Interviews
At this time of year, many parents are requesting tutors to help with Oxbridge applications. This tuition isn't about learning facts - tutors for Oxbridge applications will help students think and talk around their subject.
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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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