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Retired Engineer Finds New Calling Tutoring Maths
A retired engineer fell in love with tutoring after helping a friend's son with physics and maths in 2009, and has now tutored more than 70 students.
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Why a Tutor can Help with Harder Material
A tutor can teach properly and have a slow but long-lasting impact because they develop a real understanding in their students, rather than a short-term fix.
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Increase in Undergraduates Turning to a Private Tutor
20% of undergraduates now find a tutor to help them through their course, with increased competition and a step up in difficulty being the main reasons.
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Private Tuition and More Successful Students
Is there more behind the contention that private tuition creates an unfair playing field where wealthier families have better access to good schools and universities?
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Privately Tutored Students 5 Times More Likely to Attend Grammar School
A study has shown that private tuition dramatically increases a student's chances of winning a grammar school place, and experts are calling for a tax on tutoring.
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The Misconception of Pushy Parents
It's not true that a private tutor is requested by pushy parents who put too much pressure on students. Many students ask for a tutor, and even if they don't, the tutor student relationship almost always works really well.
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Private Tuition Prevents Social Mobility
Can we improve social mobility by providing low cost online facilities and online tuition for students who cannot afford to employ a regular tutor to visit their home?
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What’s the Point of Our Interviews?
The interview to start tutoring for Blue Tutors is deliberately short, but there are good reasons. The interview checks that a tutor has all the potential to be an excellent tutor even if they have never tutored before.
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Teacher from North London is World’s Best
Andria Zafirakou has been awarded the prize of world's best teacher. Winning a global competition where more than 30,000 teachers were nominated.
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