University applications – how to help your child choose
If your child is heading back to school for their final year of A-levels, they will soon have to decide whether to apply to university. If they can be reasonably confident of gaining three or more...
View ArticleGoogle Library: a blessing or a curse for education?
Google wants to create the world’s largest library – online. The Internet gargantuan wants to expand its ‘Google Books’ programme to cover almost all books currently in or out of print, essentially...
View ArticleUniversity students still waiting on tuition finance
Students about to start the new year at university are having to source emergency funding, due to a back-log in processing student loan applications. A student about to start a course in Birmingham...
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Maths anxiety
First Tutors statistics reveal that the subject with the highest demand for one to one tuition is maths. Why is maths so hard? Why is it that the harmless words: algebra, fractions, geometry, can make...
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What makes a good tutor?
One reason students and parents turn to one to one tuition is the lack of attention the average teacher is able to provide in a standard classroom setting. A competent tutor has the acuity to...
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Learning to learn
If you are seeking to develop or improve your study skills, a private tutor can provide you with a great variety of formats and approaches. Learning how to manage your study time, scheduling and...
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Organising the year ahead. Happy 2012!
Now that the festive season has ended, it’s back to routine! Many students are overwhelmed at the thought of organising their time to study, take classes, prepare projects and so forth. Organisation is...
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The Pros and Cons of Online Tuition.
Many articles have been written about the disadvantages of online tuition. Parents and students have a natural tendency to assume that online tuition can hardly match face to face tuition. Our...
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Exam revision made easy with the help of a private tutor.
Ask students what they think about revising for exams and many will tell you that revision is monotonous and boring. If a student hasn’t received any help or guidance when approaching exam revision,...
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