Educational News https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/educational-news/ Mon, 10 Jul 2023 12:51:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 The power of AI and the future of education https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/ai-and-education/ https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/ai-and-education/#respond Mon, 10 Jul 2023 12:51:16 +0000 https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/?p=13446 Hear the term artificial intelligence (AI) and you might think self-driving cars, robots, and ChatGPT. But, how exactly does AI work and what does it mean for future generations, especially when it comes to education?  Here, we dive into the...

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]]> https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/ai-and-education/feed/ 0 How to keep your child’s education on track with school strikes: 7 tips https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/how-to-keep-your-childs-education-on-track-with-school-strikes-7-tips/ https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/how-to-keep-your-childs-education-on-track-with-school-strikes-7-tips/#respond Fri, 27 Jan 2023 09:15:56 +0000 https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/?p=12799 Hearing the words ‘school closures’ so soon after the pandemic isn’t exactly reassuring for children and teens – not to mention parents. Teachers in England and Wales will go on strike across seven days in February and March, meaning some...

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]]> https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/how-to-keep-your-childs-education-on-track-with-school-strikes-7-tips/feed/ 0 How will GCSEs and A Levels be graded without exams? Your questions answered https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/educational-news/how-will-gcses-and-a-levels-be-graded-without-exams-your-questions-answered/ https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/educational-news/how-will-gcses-and-a-levels-be-graded-without-exams-your-questions-answered/#respond Thu, 23 Apr 2020 15:56:21 +0000 https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/?p=9407 Since GCSE and A Level exams were cancelled in March, for kids wondering about their futures it’s felt a lot like being in limbo. There’s been a lot of new information out there about how grades are going to be...

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]]> https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/educational-news/how-will-gcses-and-a-levels-be-graded-without-exams-your-questions-answered/feed/ 0 Stressed out UK parents are cancelling holidays to deal with exam pressure https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/educational-news/stressed-out-uk-parents-are-cancelling-holidays-to-deal-with-exam-pressure%ef%bb%bf/ https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/educational-news/stressed-out-uk-parents-are-cancelling-holidays-to-deal-with-exam-pressure%ef%bb%bf/#respond Thu, 11 Apr 2019 14:38:36 +0000 https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/?p=8476 As national exams creep up on teens, the Easter holidays should present a chance for families to relax a bit. They’re also an important time for kids to get the biggest chunk of their revision done before exams start. Many...

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]]> https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/educational-news/stressed-out-uk-parents-are-cancelling-holidays-to-deal-with-exam-pressure%ef%bb%bf/feed/ 0 Amazing women in history you need to know about https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/just-for-fun/amazing-women/ https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/just-for-fun/amazing-women/#respond Fri, 10 Aug 2018 09:00:47 +0000 https://www.mytutorweb.co.uk/blog/?p=1080 Society often celebrates famous and impressive men from throughout history; few days pass without references to Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill or Carl Sagan. You only have to look through Time Magazine’s list of the most influential people to see that...

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]]> https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/just-for-fun/amazing-women/feed/ 0 The goldfish effect: why social media shortens our attention span https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/educational-advice/attention-span-social-media/ https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/educational-advice/attention-span-social-media/#respond Thu, 10 May 2018 09:00:48 +0000 https://www.mytutorweb.co.uk/blog/?p=1559 National Centre for Biotechnology Information claimed that the average human attention span has dropped from 12 seconds in 2000 to 8 seconds in 2013 (just one second below that of a goldfish). Why has this happened? In world where almost...

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]]> https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/educational-advice/attention-span-social-media/feed/ 0 Shakespeare Day https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/educational-news/shakespeare-day/ https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/educational-news/shakespeare-day/#respond Wed, 18 Apr 2018 09:00:08 +0000 https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/?p=7097 William Shakespeare is not just a name on a GCSE exam paper. He is a worldwide phenomenon and probably the most important writer in English literary history. He even has his own day, called Shakespeare Day, on the 23rd April...

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]]> https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/educational-news/shakespeare-day/feed/ 0 Nuclear technology: what’s the future? https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/school-subjects/nuclear-technology/ https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/school-subjects/nuclear-technology/#respond Mon, 26 Mar 2018 20:59:50 +0000 https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/?p=7037 Could you be creating future nuclear technology? You are quite literally the future. You might not think it now, sitting on your desk, head buried into a textbook – but in a few years, it will be some of you, headlining...

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]]> https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/school-subjects/nuclear-technology/feed/ 0 The best organiser apps to manage your study time https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/exams-and-revision/best-organiser-apps-manage-study-time/ https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/exams-and-revision/best-organiser-apps-manage-study-time/#respond Mon, 05 Feb 2018 18:24:49 +0000 https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/?p=6867 Technology can be one of the biggest distractions for students. However, it can be a useful tool to manage your study time in an easy and efficient way. Here are some of the best organiser apps for the job. Evernote Say...

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]]> https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/exams-and-revision/best-organiser-apps-manage-study-time/feed/ 0 MyTutor is a finalist in the Bett Awards 2018 https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/educational-news/mytutor-finalist-bett-awards-2018/ https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/educational-news/mytutor-finalist-bett-awards-2018/#respond Fri, 03 Nov 2017 18:30:49 +0000 https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/?p=6564 We are delighted to announce that MyTutor has been shortlisted for the Bett ‘Innovator of the Year’ award! The awards celebrate the best and most innovative companies currently working within the education sector. We have been selected for the final...

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