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...
Read more ›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...
Read more ›"I am a parent first, and secondly a... (in my case 'tutor')"
Many parents say that, don't they?
But when it comes to having a child with dyslexia - the two roles have to become inextricably linked, not just for professionally trained teachers/tutors, like me,...
Read more ›All subjects are important in the curriculum: but maths is one of the most crucial to success in later life. With the exception of English, what other subject to do you use every single day in our lives?
The government has recognised this and want to encourage more students to carry on doing maths ...
Read more ›'...I would highly recommend Greg as a tutor.
THE A-LEVEL RESULTS ARE IN!
Lara's place at Exeter University is now confirmed! Her English grade went up from a B to an A* and her Classics grade went up from a C to a B! A huge thank you, Greg, for all you have done in helping her to achieve this! Sh...
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