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UK 6th in New International Education League Table
The UK is now in second place among European education systems according to a new global league table. The table includes higher education in its data, and puts the UK second in Europe and 6th worldwide.
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What Tutors can Learn from the New English A Level
Should we be trying to preserve the traditional English A’ Level, or is it time that we adapted in order to get through to a new generation of students?
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New English A Level to Feature Celebrity Texts
he exam board OCR has announced changes to its English Language and Literature A’ Level syllabus which will see students study unorthodox texts such as Caitlin Moran’s Twitter feed.
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Russell Group Accused of Failing to Help Graduate Prospects of Poorer Students
New research suggests that the UK’s top universities are failing students from disadvantaged backgrounds by failing to help them during and after their studies.
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Grammar Schools to Give Priority to Disadvantaged Students
Grammar schools are proposing to address the middle-class hold on selective school places by changing their admissions systems to help students from disadvantaged backgrounds gain access.
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Labour Propose to Axe Gove Education Reforms
Labour has announced their plans to scrap the education reforms introduced by the government this year, promising that, if elected, they would undo the confusing ‘sink or swim’ system currently in place.
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Advice for Tutors: Organising Your Time
With all the time tutors spend making sure that their students are organised and have reasonable timetables, they must do the same thing for themselves.
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Tuition fees Criticised as Cost Mounts
Most students are now borrowing around £40,000 to pay for their studies, with the government paying £24,500 per students in teaching and maintenance grants in addition. Current forecasts suggest that 43% of the money loans to students will be lost, if graduate earnings continue along the lines predicted by the Office of Budget Responsibility.
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Should Tutors Encourage Competition?
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