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More Students Taking GCSE Exams Early
Exams regulator Ofqual has announced that many more students are taking GCSEs a year early. Statistics for Maths show that nearly a quarter of pupils taking the GCSE this year are under 16. Ofqual also released figures which show that tens of thousands of students have taken GCSE Maths several times, using different exam boards each time.
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Tutoring, Trips and Reading Aloud: How to Boost Children's Skills Over Summer
The poll of 1,000 parents of children in primary school suggests that parent’s greatest worry is that long summer holidays will allow time for their children to forget the things they learnt over the last year. A fifth of the parents surveyed responded that they hire tutors over the summer to ensure that their child stays at the top of their class.
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Report Warns Traditional Degrees Won't Fill Gap in Technical Skills
The Confederation of British Industry has said that the UK’s higher education system is failing to close what it calls its “chronic skills gaps” because of the tendency to encourage students into traditional academic degrees.
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Super Tutors Are Not Always the Best Choice
As the tuition industry has grown, the market has expanded in many ways to accommodate it. We no longer just have your basic after school English or Maths tutors. Now we have Maths specialists, 11+ experts, online tutors, and a growing new phenomenon, ‘super tutors’. This is a rather ill-defined term, and hiring a super tutor doesn’t necessarily mean that parents are getting the best possible tuition for their children.
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Primary School Place Shortfall of 120,000
Figures released this week show that 120,000 children may not be able to start primary school this year due to a shortage in places. The Labour party conducted an analysis of the government’s plans to increase school places by 230,000, which showed that there will still be a significant shortfall this Autumn.
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Tuition Can Help Students Through A level Resits
Whether students choose to remain at their school for resits or to join a Sixth Form College, hiring a private tutor is an option which can improve results tremendously, even with just a few sessions. Private tuition can help identify any underlying problems a student is having with the subject, and tackle these in a non-threatening, one to one environment. U
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White Students Less Likely to Apply to University than Teens from any other Ethnic Group
The university and colleges admissions service UCAS has released data which shows that white teenagers are now less likely to apply for university than teenagers from any other ethnic group. The research revealed that fewer than three out of ten 18 year olds have applied for degree courses in Autumn, while applications from black students have increased significantly since 2006.
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