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Half of university clearing places gone in four days

It has only been four days since this year's A-level students received their exam results, but the rush for university places is well underway.

Over 50% of the 22,000 university places available through the "clearing" system have already been snapped up. The number of students who have secured a un...

Tutoring via Twitter?

It seems that not a day goes by without some reference to Twitter in the media; be it a wayward politician telling all about inner-party secrets or an overpaid footballer throwing a tantrum about their recent transfer dealings, Twitter seems to be the weapon of choice if you want to make yourself he...

First Tutors now listing online tutors

We have recently found there to be increasing demand for online tuition using freely available Internet technology as an enabler to remote learning. For some subjects this will work particularly well, e.g. languages where the tutee may require substantial oral work or help in a more piecewise fashio...

Can practical topics be taught at home?

Science can be a tricky subject to teach, combining a strong theoretical background with an often exciting and diverse practical element. In a home tuition situation, this practical aspect can be hard to achieve because chemicals, biological materials and safety equipment are difficult to source and...