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Reasons to offer voluntary tuition
Although private tuition has become increasingly more accessible, there are many who cannot afford it. There are now numerous agencies and charities offering voluntary tuition, and this is something that tutors as well as students benefit from greatly.
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Universities call for rise in tuition fees
The group Universities UK has urged the government to raise tuition fees in line with inflation, and do more to support students with maintenance costs.
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Cash for Grades
It has become trendy for parents to offer cash incentives for good grades, but as private tutors know, problems revising can't be solved with the promise of a cash reward.
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Calls to improve neglected vocational education
The Confederation of British Industry has called for drastic action to improve vocational education and careers advice, claiming students are pushed into academic routes
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The battle to get high achieving graduates into teaching
More graduates from Oxbridge are going into teaching through schemes such as Teach First, but what is the secret to keeping them in the profession?
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New GCSE and behavioural policies to be introduced
The government has discussed plans for a new, more rigorous GCSE to be introduced alongside improved teacher training in behaviour management.
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How tutors can combat sexism in academia
Gender-bias can be fought on many fronts, but we could do worse than to laugh.
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Extent of teacher bias revealed
Research from the Institute of Education has shown a significant level of bias in classrooms on the part of teachers against students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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Tuition thoughts on impossible exams
Teachers should ask impossible questions, not examiners.
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