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East Coast Musician of the Year Competition 2014

by Sally

Closing date for the 2014 for The East Coast Musician of the Year Competition 2014 is fast approaching. Closing date Monday 13/10/2014.

The East Coast Musician of the Year Competition 2014 will be held in November in Bridlington, East Yorkshire Closing date 13/10/2014, Heats 8/11/2014, Final 22/11/...

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Should you apply to Oxford or Cambridge?

by Anita Lee

#goforoxbridge

In a word, yes. Here's five reasons why:

1. You'll probably get a very good job

I'm 10 years out of Cambridge and all of my friends who graduated from Oxbridge have now built solid careers, for the most part doing things they love (or if they don't love it, they get well paid for i...

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Child Genius of the Year 2014

by Sara Vazquez Shaw

Is your child a marvel at maths or a whizz with words? Web-coding whizzkid or strategic game supremo? Novelist, blogger or persuasive public speaker? Business brain or ingenious inventor?

If you know a 5-12* year old who would relish meeting like-minded bright young children...and if he or she woul...

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The Rise of For-Profit Higher Education

by Dexter Findley

As Britain's second for-profit institution is granted the title of University we discuss the implications for-profit higher-ed will have on the landscape of UK education and society.

In Britain we have an ingrained, congenital suspicion of the Profit Motive. Thus, predictably, when the private BPP ...

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Changes to Name Titles

by UpdateBot

After receiving feedback from a tutor, we've made a slight change to our system. As well as the titles 'Mr' and 'Ms', we've introduced 'Mx' to account for those individuals who identify differently, or for others who wish to be listed in a gender-neutral way.

First Tutors is proud to support the LG...

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