State of Exams (Feb 2021)

State of Exams (Feb 2021)

By John Nichols, co-founder and Director of Get My Grades and President of The Tutors’ Association.   All parents are naturally concerned about their children’s education and there are few periods that are more significant than final GCSE and A Level...
Why set digital assignments?

Why set digital assignments?

One of the most important roles for private tutors is setting, recording and marking relevant practice assignments for their students. Effective retrieval practice is well understood to be one of the most vital aspects of teaching and learning. Countless educational...
Valuable Traits for Tutors/Teachers

Valuable Traits for Tutors/Teachers

Education is certainly not straightforward. Unlike law, accountancy, surveying and medicine (and many other professions besides) there is a lot of confusion about what makes for a good teacher or tutor. There is no authoritative point of reference like there is for...
What Is The Tutors’ Association?

What Is The Tutors’ Association?

Private Tuition is incredibly popular in the UK with The Sutton Trust’s report in September 2017 estimating the industry is worth around £2 billion per year. Their report shows that ‘one-in-six Year 11 pupils in England receive private one-to-one tuition...