The education world has been rocked by changes over recent years: extensive curriculum updates, a reformed GCSE and SATs grading system and school funding has been tighter than ever. Not to mention the exam restructuring: coursework has been scrapped… [continue reading]
Education News
Number Talk: How to develop ‘Number Sense’ in our pupils
I was working alongside a Year 6 pupil in a recent tutoring session who, when tackling the problem 537 ÷ 10, used her whiteboard to jot down the calculation in ‘bus stop, first working out how many 10’s in 53,… [continue reading]
Home and Abroad: Bringing out the best
The Channel 4 documentary ‘Indian Summer School’ marks a resemblance to our Action Tutoring programme. The food, the climate, the working hours… okay, so not quite. However, the aim at the centre of the documentary is very similar. The Indian… [continue reading]
Geography: the new barrier to social mobility
The schools we work with at Action Tutoring receive Pupil Premium funding for each eligible young person. To qualify for Pupil Premium funding the parents’ income needs to be below £16,190 (at any point in the last six years). Providing… [continue reading]
Tutor Policy Update February 2018
New Secretary of State for Education 2018 began with a British Government Cabinet reshuffle and the appointing of a new Secretary of State for Education, Damian Hinds. He is the former chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Social Mobility and has worked… [continue reading]
