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SAT Students Studying New Curriculum Will Take Old Tests
This week the Department for Education has confirmed that although students will begin studying the new national curriculum in 2014, they will be tested on the old one in 2015.
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Fewer Tutors in Oxford?
Pete's blog 24-6-13: Obviously I didn’t get much done last week other than all the assessments I did...
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Parents Enforcing Tutoring Methods
Teaching related problems tend to leave tutors unsure about a resolution.
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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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