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First Tutors shortlisted as Best SME in the Working Mums Awards!

by First Tutors

We're very excited to announce we've been short-listed as Best SME in the Working Mums Awards for good employers. For those of you who don't know Working Mums, the website does exactly what it says and helps mums to find opportunities for flexible work. We know that a lot of our tutors rely on First...

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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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Wondering how much private tuition hourly fees are on average?

by Admin

Here's our data on how much families paid for private tutors in the last academic year in towns across the UK and for those of you who love a bit of detail, here's the full summary breakdown on how much the hourly fees cost for primary v. secondary, and where it is cheapest and most expensive, etc.....

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Average Cost of Private Tuition, Academic Year 2013-14

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04/09/2014, London. Families across the nation paid an average of £24.00 per hour for private tuition in the last year. This year FirstTutors.com found that private tuition fees for academic subjects have increased by a whopping 11% in the capital, whilst prices increases have remained modest on ave...

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