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Twinkl: Empowering Tutors to Succeed in Their Journey

Summer Season Sets the Stage for Tutoring Success

During summer, a wave of aspiring tutors enters the scene, fuelled by the desire to pursue a rewarding tutoring career. Recognising the significance of this transitional period, Twinkl, a leading educational resource provider, stands ready to empower tutors with a range of tools designed to streamline essential tasks behind the scenes. With...

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Government to match schools’ tutoring costs next year

The Government will be raising the subsidy rate for the National Tutoring Programme to 50% in 2023-24

Half of tutoring costs will be funded through the National Tutoring Programme next year, doubling the government’s previous commitment to fund a quarter of the cost.

Initiated as part of the Government’s education recovery strategy and to help schools deliver a world-class education...

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New study reveals the areas that produce the smartest students for each subject

  • Rutland students are among the smartest in England with their percentage of A* in A levels in the top three in eight subjects
  • Oxfordshire students are the smartest in the wider subject categories of Humanities, Social Sciences and Science
  • The Isle of Wight comes at the bottom of the list with the lowest percentage in 12 subjects

The smartest...

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National Tutoring Programme simplified to reach as many pupils as possible

Plans have been set out for the next year of the National Tutoring Programme, where schools will receive funding directly to help reach pupils most in need of support.

From: Department for Education and The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP

Published 31 March 2022

Children and young people will benefit from more tutoring through their school from next year, with all funding going...

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One million tutoring courses delivered to help children catch up

The National Tutoring Programme has reached one million courses since it began, with new measures announced to help support even more pupils

From: Department for Education and The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP

One million courses have been started by children across the country through the National Tutoring Programme, the Education Secretary, Nadhim Zahawi, announced today (Friday 11 March...

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Hundreds of thousands of pupils benefit from tutoring

New figures reveal over 300,000 tutoring courses began last term

From: Department for Education and Robin Walker MP

Hundreds of thousands of children across the country benefited from catch up tutoring in the first term of the academic year, new figures from the Department for Education reveal today (Tuesday 11 January).

Over 300,000 tutoring courses began last term, nearing...

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New levelling up plans to improve student outcomes

Universities to drive up standards in local schools and colleges through activities such as tutoring.

From: Department for Education , Office of the Children's Commissioner , and The Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP

Published 24 November 2021

Universities will be required to improve outcomes for disadvantaged children by driving up education standards in schools and colleges in...

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Secondary School Parents Set to spend £24 Billion on Tutors as Students a Year Behind on Education

New research from Tutorful , the experts in online tutoring, reveals that 78% of secondary school parents think that the pandemic has had a negative impact on their child’s education, with parents believing that their child (aged between 11 to 18yrs) is behind a whole school year (9.5 months), with around 14 hours a week lost on education during to the pandemic. To catch up, British parents...

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Proposals set out for exams and assessments in 2022

Exams expected to take place next year as Government and Ofqual launch consultations on arrangements to mitigate disruption to education.

From: Department for Education , Ofqual , and The Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP

Exams next year are set to recognise and mitigate the disruption to students’ education, under proposals on arrangements for 2022...

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Higher GCSE grades linked to lifetime earnings boost

New research shows the link between GCSE attainment and earnings over a person's lifetime.

From: Department for Education and The Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP

Those who perform just one GCSE grade better than their counterparts across nine subjects have been shown to earn on average over £200,000 more throughout their lives.

For the first time ever, statisticians...

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