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Publication of A'level results means Difficult Decisions for Some
The publication of the A’ level results revealed that there has been a 0.4% drop in the number of students gaining the top grades of A and A*. As a result, more students have missed their first choice offers than in previous years and have had some difficult decisions to make.
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Don’t Try To Achieve Too Much
I’m thinking back to the best lessons I have taught and the best lessons where I have learned. They both have one thing in common; the lesson goal was really quite simple.
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We’re Tutors not Teachers
Many clients don’t seem to understand the difference between what we do and what their child’s teacher does in school. They ask us to search for a teacher in a subject, cutting out many extremely good tutors from helping their child and often getting no offers from tutors at all as a result.
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Science and Maths Increase in Popularity
The publication of today’s A’level results has drawn attention to the fact that science and maths are becoming more popular amongst students, with an average of 3% more students taking these subjects compared with last year.
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Top A Level Results Down This Year
There has been a fall in the proportion of A-levels awarded an A or A* grade for the first time in over two decades. This summer's results show 26.6% of A-level entries achieved the top two grades - down from 27% last year.
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Another Replacement for Harriet
Pete's blog 25-9-12: It’s good to be back in the swing of things...
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A’levels: Top Grades Down for the First Time in 20 Years
A’level results were published today, with 357,915 students securing a place at university. However, the number of students obtaining the top grades of A or A* has fallen by 0.4%. This
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Reaction to GCSE Grades
Pete's blog 4-912: It’s the start of another academic year, and we’ve been inundated with new requests for tutors...
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New Numeracy Plans are Flawed
National Numeracy has attacked the new plans by Education Minister, Michael Gove, as flawed and ‘undeliverable’, saying they rely too much on rote learning. The new plans, expected to commence in September 2014 require children to know their times tables by the age of nine.
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