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The Advent of Online Tutors
The improvement in internet technology had dramatically affected the amount of tutoring which is done online. Online tuition will never be a perfect substitute for face-to-face lessons, but the popularity of it is increasing.
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Plans to Rate University Degrees by Subject
A new scheme has been introduced to help students compare university courses in a transparent way, but will it improve the standard of university tuition?
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Increase in University Commuter Students
With the increasing cost of attending university, more students are looking into living at home and commuting to get their degree.
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The Most Popular Subjects to be Tutored
What are the most popular requests for a tutor that we receive? Why is it that maths and English are much more commonly requested for GCSE students and younger, compared to other school subjects?
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Algebra, the Ultimate Maths Roadblock
Algebra is one of the most difficult concepts for students to understand. Although it seems like such a natural idea once someone is a skilled mathematician, it is something which our tutors find causes more problems than most others.
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Busting Myths on University Tuition Fees
Are university tuition fees worth the debt that students are left with once they graduate? The government are launching a review into this, and these are some of the myths surrounding tuition fees.
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Parents Evening and Tutee Reviewing: a small handbook
Here is a small list of hints and tips to help you through your parents evening, which in some schools start at this midpoint in the year, especially if its your first. Many of these tips can be interpreted for use in tutees reviews, and it may be interesting for parents to read if only so they can understand what it is that they can and cannot ask at such events.
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Oxbridge Uproar over Colonialism Debate
A closer look at the recent drama unfolding in Oxford concerning one professors apparently pro-colonialist comments published in a national newspaper. How he was influenced by a largely discredited American academic and how the university staff and students have turned against him in an open letter.
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Identifying and working with shy students.
A consideration into the different personality types to be found in the average classroom, an introductory explanation and helpful tips into how to look after and help shy an introverted students to flourish in the classroom environment, which is not naturally a safe and comfortable space for them.
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