Tuition Articles
- All Articles
- Tuition News
- Blue TutorsBT Articles
- Blog
Nursing studies in the wake of bursary cuts - how to encourage more students to take up nursing
Despite a shortage of qualified nurses in the UK, study bursaries have been cut. What does this mean for the profession?
Blue Tutors Article
Phenomenon-based learning: the latest addition to Finland’s schools
Finland regularly tops global education tables, and the latest addition to its school system are so called ‘phenomenon-based’ classes, which help link knowledge and real-world situations.
Blue Tutors Article
Yet more exam paper mistakes, this time for A level
Just weeks after admitting a mistake in a GCSE exam paper, OCR have apologised for mistakes in this year’s A level psychology and biology exam papers. Yet they are not alone, with AQA facing a humiliating admission that one of its A level chemistry questions was ‘unanswerable’.
Tuition News
OCR English GCSE exam question has major mistake
Students, teachers and parents are all outraged at the blatant error in this year’s English literature GCSE exam administered by OCR exam board.
Tuition News
Gap Year - a unique opportunity or a waste of time?
The perception if gap years varies as widely as the form they take. Whether it is as a year of travel and discovery or an opportunity to gain work experience and earn some cash, the ‘gap year’ is an unprecedented opportunity for a young adult to invest time in their personal growth. But what is the return on this investment?
Blue Tutors Article
Teresa May proposes scrapping free school lunches for infants
Teresa May states that the Tories are looking to abolish universal infant school lunches, proposing to replace it with ‘breakfast clubs’.
Tuition News
Are ‘smart drugs’ cheating and what should universities do about it?
The off-label use of prescription medication to enhance performance is on the rise in UK academia, but not only by students. Should using ‘smart drugs’ be classed as cheating and how can universities clamp down on their use.
Blue Tutors Article
Exam Stress - how to prepare for exams
In the lead up to the end of the school year, students across the country are preparing for either internal or external exams. With a limited amount of time to consolidate years of learning, what are the best ways to ensure you are at the top of your game come exam day?
Blue Tutors Article
Government is considering scrapping KS1 SATs in favour of earlier assessment
The Department of Education have proposed that extremely unpopular SATs for 7 year olds be replaced by teacher assessments of incoming year one students.
Tuition News