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£6billion On School Improvements

by Sarah Adams

Nicky Morgan, the Education secretary, and Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister have announced that another 6 billion pounds will be spent on improving schools in England.

The announcement included the second phase of the Priority School Building Programme which will see an additional £2 billion s...

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First Tutors partners with the Guardian Teacher Network

by Dexter Findley

As part of this relationship, our community will have access to free resources (watch this space!), and will have opportunities to guest post on the GTN blog! So if you want to have your say on an educational topic close to your heart, now would be a good time to stand up! E-mail us at social@firs...

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First Tutors cited in the BBC News Magazine!

by Sara

The BBC News Magazine gave a mention to First Tutors this week, in their article "The great school place sausage machine."

Although the article is centered on the difficulties and methods of entering a child into a good school, we would like to emphasize the main reasons why parents choose one to o...

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Media opportunity: Successful female tutors

by Anita

We've received a request from a journalist writing a story for a well known glossy monthly women's magazine about women who earn well working in slightly more unusual jobs. She would love to include a private tutor in the piece.

So, if you've always secretly sought fame, the criteria she's looking ...

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First Tutors recommended in The Guardian

by Anita

For those of you who may have missed it, First Tutors was recently recommended in The Guardian as part of their feature on ways to make a little extra money during the recession.

The Guardian kindly suggested that for those with the right knowledge and skills, tutoring could provide a useful income...

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