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Can Tutors Teach Speaking and Listening?
A former government adviser recently spoke out, noting that teenagers in England are not being encourage d to express themselves, and criticising the government’s decision to reduce speaking and listening elements in English exams.
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State Schools Employ Over 17,000 Unqualified Teachers
New figures have been released which show that an increasing number of state-funded schools are hiring unqualified teachers. The rise in qualified teachers was precipitated by the Education Secretary’s decision to allow academies and free schools to employ staff without standard teaching qualifications.
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How Much Help is Too Much?
Universities are coming under increasing pressure to monitor students’ work to ensure that the work is their own. Whilst plagiarism has always been an issue that universities have had to contend with, a rising point of contention is the degree to which students are receiving help with their assignments.
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New GCSE and A Level Exams Unveiled
The new GCSES and A Levels for England have been revealed after months of consultation and several delays. The new exams place an increased emphasis on maths skills, with a tough maths exam and increased mathematical elements in science subjects.
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Helping Students with Exam Fear
In the coming weeks, tutors who have students who experience exam fear will have to work hard to help them overcome it, whilst still revising as best they can.
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GCSEs to be Marked Using International Standards
The government has announced plans to mark GCSE papers in accordance with Chinese standards after exam regulators’ complaints that grades have been inflated over the years.
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Easter Exam Revision Tips
It’s the time of year when tutoring agencies are getting inundated with calls from students desperate for help over the Easter holidays. In my experience as both a student and a tutor, I find that Easter holiday revision is particularly difficult.
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Pledge to Abolish Illiteracy and Innumeracy
The education secretary has promised to abolish illiteracy and innumeracy in the UK, likening the need to secure educational progress to the need of developing countries to secure clean water and eliminate malaria.
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Tutors Should Reject Early-Years Testing
They only thing we would do by tutoring pre-school children is to hinder their development. We may not have any say over government legislation, but we can stop the tutoring industry following suit.
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