Blog Posts tagged Art

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The rise of artificial intelligence in education and tuition

by Anita Naik

Artificial intelligence has taken the world by storm, so our latest tutor survey looks to understand its impact on tutoring and the benefits it's bringing to students and education.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a branch of computer science that deals with intelligent language systems that can re...

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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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Why the School Day Should be Extended

by Sam

The length of the school day has always been a contentious issue. It has long been debated whether extending it would have an impact on children's educational achievements, either for better or worse: would the extra time allow for a richer educational experience, or would it cause pupils' minds 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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Creative writing, talent or skill?

by Sara

Writing of any sort is not easy but perhaps creative writing is the hardest of all. Creative writing falls into the fiction/non-fiction or poetry categories, but essentially it's purpose is to express thoughts, feelings and emotions, rather than to simply convey information. Perhaps you have noticed...

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