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First Tutors is a finalist in the EducationInvestor Awards!

by Dexter Findley

We're very excited to announce that First Tutors is a finalist for the 2013 EducationInvestor Awards! Specifically, we've been nominated for the Supplementary Education Provider award.

EducationInvestor aims to give recognition to companies and organisations that invest in that most long-term and...

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In the News: Headteachers weigh in

by Dexter Findley

There have been two recent articles critiquing private tuition ("Warning from headteachers as parents dig deep to fund boom in private tutors" The Guardian 26/04/13 and "Tutoring for two-year-olds?" The Telegraph 03/05/13), both of which relied on Headteachers to pose their criticisms.

Some of th...

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Are you a school looking for tutors?

by Dexter Findley

First Tutors was recently featured in a Guardian article on private tuition for schools: it explored the growing trend of schools hiring private tutors to bolster the performance of disadvantaged pupils, using the Pupil Premium and other extracurricular budgets. In fact, the positive case study at t...

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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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