Have you ever taken out a tutor with you on holiday? If you already have – well done! If you haven’t, you are missing a trick for a very simple way to rapidly improve...
The pen and paper is forcibly pushed away across the desk. An exasperated face descends into welcoming hands. It could well be the yearly tax return. But this is not adult anguish, but child...
Most parents have probably heard of the theory of ‘learning styles’. Put simply, the idea goes that different children take on information in fundamentally different ways. For instance, when I was at school, I...
Recently, the British public was treated to the dubious spectacle of shadow culture minister Chris Bryant and superstar balladeer James Blunt trading verbal blows. In a nutshell, Bryant name-checked Blunt (along with Eton-educated actor...
The UK’s private schools are the envy of the world. Well-established names like Eton, Harrow, Westminster, and St. Paul’s command respect from all corners of globe. Indeed, regardless of where they stand in the...
Few would argue that teachers are some of the hardest-worked civil servants. The days are challenging, demanding, unpredictable, and long. Expectations and benchmarks change constantly. There is constant scrutiny from the government and from...
Over the past year, there has been a lot of upheaval surrounding the GCSE and A-Level exams, and the system has come under immense pressure from the government regarding everything from teaching standards to...
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