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Who needs a tutor?
Parents usually tend to look for tutoring options after parents evenings or an alarming school report and, something I’ve noticed particularly in the last month, during a panicky run up to the exam. However, tutoring benefits all students, even those who are not struggling in school.
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Stall in Literacy Progress says Ofsted
Sir Michael Wilshaw, the chief schools inspector at Ofsted, has warned that England is being overtaken by other nations because the progress on literacy has stalled.
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Why is Computer Science teaching going backwards?
In The Guardian Education supplement on Saturday 31st March 2012, John Naughton asks why schools are teaching students how to use Microsoft Word instead of how to code, claiming that in doing so the children are being taught about things past rather than the future.
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Tutoring Programme ‘The Best Kept Secret in Cambridge’
A voluntary tutoring programme in Cambridge Massachusetts has been running for over 50 years.
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Michael Gove Discourages GCSEs Before 16
The education secretary, Michael Gove, has warned against pupils taking GCSE exams early.
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Millions Wasted on Tuition Providers
An organisation in Milwaukee, Common Ground, has released a report claiming that there is too little regulation for providers of private tuition.
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New York Commits to Tutoring Funding
In a last minute turnaround, 3,500 New York City school students won’t lose funding for private tuition.
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Online Tuition Software can Read Emotions
We may be about to enter a new era of online tuition as software has been developed which uses students’ body language and facial expressions.
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Exam Boards Ordered to Make GCSEs Harder
Ofqual have ordered examining boards to toughen up GCSEs for four key subjects.
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