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Educational summer activities: the wonder of wildlife

by Emily

Exam season is nearly over and the summer holidays are but a pipsqueak away. If you're dreading weeks of boredom in your household, don't worry. It needn't be this way! The UK is full of places to enjoy an educational day out, and each week we'll recommend our pick of the bunch.

Our very first reco...

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Excellent English tutors

by Emily

Many of us joke that speakers of English as a foreign language often speak better English than most English people. Unfortunately, when you compare the impeccable English of the Dutch or the Swedish with some of the dialogue you hear on English TV, you can't help but agree.

Poorly spoken TV present...

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Debate of the week: Teaching patience

by Emily

According to a leading figure in the education industry, a culture of "instant gratification" is making today's schoolchildren harder to teach.

John Dunford, the general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, which represents secondary school heads, made the claim at the associ...

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First Tutors founders shortlisted for national digital award!

by Anita

We've got fantastic news! The co-founders of First Tutors have just been nationally recognised in the Dedipower Digital Awards 2010 in association with The Sunday Telegraph and e-skills.

The award is worth over £50k and aims to promote young British entrepreneurs and digital excellence - with the i...

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Debate of the week: Degrees of separation

by Emily

Pupils and their parents should stop focusing on the traditional three-year undergraduate degree as the natural follow-on from secondary education, according to a speech given by Lord Mandelson this week.

Lord Mandelson, the Universities Secretary, said that more students than ever would be rejecte...

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