Tuition Articles

How to Cope With the New GCSE English

As the Department for Education forces the removal of Key American works from the syllabus, it is up to teachers and tutors to make sure they live on.

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Guidelines for Ad Hoc Tutors

Some advice for tutors who work on an Ad Hoc basis and find that the informality of the tuition arrangement is causing problems.

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Tutors: How Far Should We Rely on Online Resources?

As the BL begins to put scans of historical texts online, Harriet Boulding asks whether it is always a good thing for students to have sources available to them without having to visit a library.

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How Should Students Address Teachers and Tutors?

How Should Students Address Teachers and Tutors? Tutors who go by their first names are not undermining themselves, so why can't teachers do the same?

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Too Much Technology?

recent study showed that almost half of teenagers feel that they are addicted to the internet, and that over three quarters of teens take laptops, phones or tablets to bed at night.

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What Tutors can Learn from the New English A Level

Should we be trying to preserve the traditional English A’ Level, or is it time that we adapted in order to get through to a new generation of students?

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Advice for Tutors: Organising Your Time

With all the time tutors spend making sure that their students are organised and have reasonable timetables, they must do the same thing for themselves.

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Should Tutors Encourage Competition?

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Tutors' Guide to Dealing With Challenging Behaviour

Being able to deal with challenging behaviour is something that tutors need to have under their belt, or else risk coming up short with a difficult new student.

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