We were saddened to see a recent BBC article highlighting how the state education system is failing some poor pupils ("Invisible poor children let down by schools", BBC News 20/06/13). This is something we're particularly aware of in the private tuition sphere, where we see families with a broad s...
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 ›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...
Read more ›Specialist schools are one of the most interesting developments in education of recent years. Designed to raise engagement and academic achievements amongst pupils, they also give youngsters the chance to specialise and excel in a particular field - whether that's sports, science, drama or modern la...
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