Blog Posts tagged R

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Should you apply to Oxford or Cambridge?

by Anita Lee

#goforoxbridge

In a word, yes. Here's five reasons why:

1. You'll probably get a very good job

I'm 10 years out of Cambridge and all of my friends who graduated from Oxbridge have now built solid careers, for the most part doing things they love (or if they don't love it, they get well paid for i...

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Wondering how much private tuition hourly fees are on average?

by Admin

Here's our data on how much families paid for private tutors in the last academic year in towns across the UK and for those of you who love a bit of detail, here's the full summary breakdown on how much the hourly fees cost for primary v. secondary, and where it is cheapest and most expensive, etc.....

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GCSE results out today! Congratulations your hard work has finally paid off

by Gerry

The long wait is over for the 500,000 students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland waiting to hear their GCSE results. We hope all that hard work has finally paid off and you can now make clear decisions about where you go from here.

Figures out today reveal a mixed picture as schools and teac...

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Lecture by Prof Judith Ireson from The IOE at The Tutors Association

by Gerry

First Tutors attended the first AGM of the The Tutors Association last week.

Prof Judith Ireson from the Institute of Education gave a very interesting talk on what research to date shows are the key outcomes parents are looking for from private tutoring: increases in understanding, confidence, per...

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First Tutors short listed as Finalist for the Education Investor Awards 2014

by Gerry

First Tutors are delighted to have been short listed as a finalist for the 2014 Awards.

The award judges at Education Investor are looking for organisations that have made an outstanding contribution to the Education sector in 2013- 14. We're delighted to have been acknowledged as innovators within...

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