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Reducing Tutor Articles and Helping Students
Pete's blog 17-3-14: I met with Harriet last week to discuss one of the changes that I’ve been working on for a while...
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Can Being a Pushy Parent Ever be a Good Thing?
When we think of pushy parents, we think of parents who hire tutors to children before they have started school, harass and abuse teachers and pressure their children to achieve top grades in every subject. However, I would like to suggest that there is an alternative mode of pushy parenting which would be far more positive.
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Schools Minister Blasts Parents for not Being Pushy Enough
Schools minister David Laws has told parliament that pushy parents are role models for society. Complaining that parents have low aspirations, Laws told a parliamentary committee that ‘sharp-elbowed parents’ are displaying desirable behavior that should be emulated by other parents.
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Playing the Game
For private tutors these issues in the education system present a unique challenge. If grades can change, markers inaccurate, exams retaken or taken with a different exam board for a markedly different result, how are we to convince our students of the value of the exams they are working so hard for?
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Tutoring Industry Responds to Needs of Poorer Students
An increasing number of tutoring programmes and organisations are being set up to provide free tuition to students whose parents cannot afford the fees in an attempt to level the playing field.
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Parents Told to Teach Children At Home
Head teachers have said that parents need to take a more active role in children’s learning.
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Changing the Homepage
Pete's blog 10-3-14: Having sorted our new website design last week, I’m just wondering what to put on our homepage...
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Tutoring Adults
The boom in private tuition has not only happened amongst school children and their parents, but also adult learners.
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Plans to Promote Women in Academia
Academics at Cambridge University have issued a statement calling for new recruitment techniques to tackle the lack of female professors in UK universities.
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