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Waivers on Tuition Scheme ‘Letting Students Down’
The United States’ ‘No Child Left Behind’ scheme is failing in a number of states.
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Removing Speaking and Listening is a Serious Mistake
This week Michael Gove has announced the latest plans for GCSE reform, which will see modules and retakes removed in favour of end-of-year exams. For GCSE English, the reforms include removing the speaking and listening requirement, a plan which head teachers, and former education secretary David Blunkett feel will be highly detrimental.
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Ex-Military Personnel take short-cut into Teaching under new Scheme
A new government scheme has been announced which will enable former soldiers to qualify as teachers. The scheme, which is due to be piloted in 2014, will allow former soldiers who do not have degrees to sign up for a programme which will qualify them to teach in half the time it usually takes.
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I Enjoy Good Tutoring
Pete's blog 17-6-13: I’m conducting some tutor assessments in Cambridge today and tomorrow...
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Keeping Up During the Downtime
Keep your mind active and occupied during your time away from the books... In the more relaxed pace you may even discover a new love for your subject.
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Tutor Challenges
As many tutors will say, teaching GCSE English to one student is very different from teaching the same subject to another student. This, of course, is the value of private tuition, that tutors can adapt their methods to their students’ needs. But how does this affect the tutor?
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Top Universities Fail to Widen Participation
This week the Office for Fair Access (Offa) has revealed that top universities in England have made little or no progress in recruiting students from disadvantaged backgrounds over the last 5 years.
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Tutors will Benefit from Industry Regulation
An issue which is often neglected when discussing the private tuition industry is the risk assumed by the tutors themselves.
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Drive to Create a National Association of Tutors
A think tank called ‘The Centre for Market Reform of Education’ is leading a drive to create a National Association of Tutors for the UK.
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