Tuition Articles
- All Articles
- Tuition News
- Blue TutorsBT Articles
- Blog
Dealing with exam stress
Pre-exam stress has been shown to 'boost' certain students' grades. However, stress needs to be handled effectively.
Article by a Tutor
Government Pushes for A'Level Rethink
Further plans for 16+ exams have emerged this week, after a newspaper leaked information that voluntary-work, and an extended dissertation could form part of the new exam system. The Department for Education is considering an Advanced Baccalaureate, which would compel students to study a wide range of subjects including arts and sciences.
Tuition News
Study Says Anxiety can Help Improve Exam Performance
The British Journal of Psychology has published research which suggests that anxiety improves students’ performance in exams.
Tuition News
Private Tuition Double the National Average in London
New figures produced by Ipsos Mori have revealed that 38% of London school children received private tuition at some point in their school career, compared with 23% nationally. This year, 25% of London pupils are currently receiving private tuition, almost double the national average.
Tuition News
Detailed Online Tuition Document
Pete's blog 23-10-12: I spent the last half of last week in Newcastle with my friend who is helping me with our online tuition project...
Blog
‘Flexi-schooling’ on the Rise in the UK
Class sizes in the UK have increased over the last few years, and the recession has meant that some parents who would have sent their children to independent schools can no longer afford to. This has led to a rise in ‘Flexi-Schooling’, where parents take their children out of school for one or two days a week to be home schooled.
Tuition News
Gender Stereotyping Must be Tackled at Nursery School
A new French Education policy has said that gender inequality needs to be tacked directly from the time when children attend nursery school. The French minister for women’s rights, Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, has piloted a scheme in 2 nursery schools which is designed to combat gender stereotyping at an early age.
Tuition News
Report Shows Girls Being Put Off Physics A' Level
Although it is known that under 30% of girls take A’ Level Physics, the new study has analysed the uptake of girls from different kinds of schools. The study showed that 46% of schools did not send any girls on to do A’ Level Physics, and the figures from mixed state schools alone showed that half of the schools did not have any girls at all taking A’ Level Physics.
Tuition News
Fears British Universities Becoming 'Mediocre'
New research into global higher education institutions has commentators worried that the best British Universities will be considered mediocre on a global scale within a generation. These concerns have come after leading British Universities have fallen down global league tables, with Asian institutions advancing quickly.
Tuition News