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Formal Exams for Four Year Olds
The education secretary has announced plans to introduce formal testing for four and five year old when they begin school.
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Tutor or Babysitter?
I've been thinking about how to teach 2 year olds, and how one distinguishes between tutoring and babysitting at that age.
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Schools Urged to Provide Childcare for Two Year Olds
Education Minister Liz Truss has announced that schools will be petitioned by the government to accept students from age two. The campaign is being stepped up in a bid to help parents suffering from the shortage and cost of childcare facilities.
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What I Like to be Taught
Pete's blog 17-2-14: What I Like to be Taught...
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Private Tutors vs Private Schools
Trends suggest that parents see private tutoring as a comparable alternative to private school, hiring Oxbridge-graduates to recreate the ‘Eton-effect’ in their own living rooms at a fraction of the cost. But is private tuition that similar to private school?
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Extend the School Day to 6pm Say Advisors
Government advisors have suggested that school days should be lengthened and holidays shortened. Under the proposals, the school day would be extended to 6pm, and school holidays would consist of six or seven weeks a year.
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Tutor Types
Choosing a tutor isn’t just a case of finding someone in your area who knows the subject; parents have very different ideas about what they are looking for in a tutor, and there is usually someone out there who can offer it. Here are some of the most common tutor ‘types’ out there.
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Help Poorer Students to Make the Right Choices
A study published by the Institute of Education has shown that school children from poorer backgrounds are not receiving the guidance they need in order to make decisions about their curriculum and future.
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Strange Criticism of a Tutoring Assessment
Pete's blog 10-2-14: All I seem to be writing about at the moment is assessments...
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