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Children from ethic minority backgrounds twice as likely to have private tutors
Research has shown that students from ethnic minority backgrounds are far more likely to have private tutors than white students. What does this tell us about our education system?
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New university rankings have mixed results for British universities.
League tables reduce emphasis on medical science, shaking up rankings of British universities.
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Plans to allow parents more choice in school start date
Schools Minister Nick Gibb has announced plans to allow parents of summer-born children more choice in when their child starts school.
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Is TV really to blame for poor grades?
A new study says TV watching can dramatically worsen students' grades, but is TV watching the cause or just a symptom of other problems?
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Plans to introduce 500 more free schools
Critics warn that plans to introduce a wave of new free schools fail to address the problem of teacher recruitment.
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Tutors should not be life coaches
In the absence of good student advice services, tutors are often asked to step into this role.
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Report proposes schools be fined for underachieving students
The government is investigating plans to impose fines on schools for every student who fails to achieve a C grade or higher in English and Maths.
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Too many GCSES
It can be difficult as a tutor watching a student struggle unnecessarily through twelve GCSEs where nine would serve them perfectly well.
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Majority of graduates in non-graduate jobs
A recent report has revealed that 58.8% of UK university graduates are employed in jobs which don't require a degree.
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