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Government Urged to Rethink Mid-Year Exam Changes
The government is proposing to introduce changes mid-year would prevent schools from entering students for GCSEs multiple times to give them the best chance of obtaining a high grade. The plans have been lambasted by schools who say that introducing the changes in mid-year would be unfair to pupils.
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Moral Education
Is it ok to buy a house in an expensive catchment area to ensure that your child goes to a good state school but not to pay for private school? What about hiring a private tutor?
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Mass Strikes Close Schools Across England
Thousands of schools have closed as England's two biggest teaching unions have called strikes in a row over workloads, pay and pensions. The actions involves 49 education authorities in the Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber, and forms part of an on-going campaign of regional strikes organised by the NUT and NASUWT which will take in various parts of the country. 2,500 schools have closed their doors as teachers have walked out to protest working conditions, pay and pensions.
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Tutoring Myself
Pete's blog 14-10-13: For the first time in ages I’m going to be tutoring this week...
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Advice For Freshers
The gap between A’levels and the rigor of a university course is often huge, and many students find themselves unprepared for it.
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Paper Calls for Children to be given Mental Health Assessments at Shool
A research paper written by an academic the University of Cambridge has concluded that testing children’s mental health at school would enable authorities to help children who need support sooner.
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Tutors Addressing Mental Health Problems
Educators including teachers and private tutors often have to deal with the reality of students suffering from mental health problems, and are in a unique position to help or hinder their students.
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University Applications on the Rise
New data published by the universities and colleges admission service UCAS has revealed that student numbers in the 2013 academic year have returned to the levels before tuition fees were raised.
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No Work in Texas
Pete's blog 7-10-13: I didn’t write this blog last week, partly because I didn’t manage to do much Tutoring related work...
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