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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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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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