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A Guide to Tutors' Qualifications

Qualifications can be tricky to get your head around. There are many different awarding bodies and systems, each with their own abbrs. We've compiled a list of the most common ones you'll come across when looking for a tutor, with explanations about each one.

Foundation Degree

Rarer than most of t...

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A guide to UK education system for International families

Education in the UK is compulsory for children between the ages of 5 and 16, which is changing to 17 in 2013.

Schools

The school education in the UK is divided into:

nursery primary school secondary school 6th form or further education college

There are different kinds of schools: compreh...

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