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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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Free stargazing guide in this weekend's Telegraph

by Dexter Findley

Something for all our budding Physicists and Mathematicians (and anyone else interested in astronomy!):

This weekend's edition of the Telegraph will please astronomy enthusiasts everywhere: they're giving away a free stargazing guide, created in association with the team behind the renowned Sky and...

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Pupil Premium funded private tuition

by Isa

As the new school year very rapidly approaches we know schools are contemplating how best to invest their pupil premium funding and some are considering private tuition as a strong potential option. We've been talking to headteachers over the summer about just how much impact this funding could have...

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Discount fees to study abroad - Erasmus

by Sara

The Minister of State for Universities and Science Mr. David Willets, who was responsible for raising tuition fees to £9,000 per year, has surprisingly announced a substantial discount on tuition fees for those students who spend two or more terms at an overseas university.

The UK ranks 25th in t...

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