School Subjects Archives | MyTutor https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/school-subjects/ Tue, 02 Apr 2024 12:59:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 The education of girls, STEM, and how MyTutor is making a difference https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/school-subjects/the-education-of-girls-stem-and-how-mytutor-is-making-a-difference/ https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/school-subjects/the-education-of-girls-stem-and-how-mytutor-is-making-a-difference/#respond Thu, 05 Mar 2020 16:51:12 +0000 https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/?p=9341 To mark international women’s day this year, we’re putting the spotlight on the education of girls in the UK today. Although we see more female university graduates and industry leaders than ever these days, in the sciences, referred to as...

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]]> https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/choosing-your-a-levels/helping-your-child-choose-their-a-levels-2/feed/ 0 Maths GCSE 101: Exam boards, mark schemes, key dates and everything else you need to know https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/maths-gcse-101-exam-boards-mark-schemes-key-dates-and-everything-else-you-need-to-know/ https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/maths-gcse-101-exam-boards-mark-schemes-key-dates-and-everything-else-you-need-to-know/#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2019 15:52:44 +0000 https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/?p=8974 When your child started their GCSEs, you might’ve thought that all kids take learn the same stuff and take the same exams come exams. Maths is Maths after all, right? Wrong. It turns out there are a handful of exam...

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]]> https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/maths-gcse-101-exam-boards-mark-schemes-key-dates-and-everything-else-you-need-to-know/feed/ 0 What is National Storytelling Week? https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/just-for-fun/national-storytelling-week/ https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/just-for-fun/national-storytelling-week/#respond Tue, 22 Jan 2019 10:58:45 +0000 https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/?p=6838 Long, long ago, in a land far away… storytelling was a way to pass the time, entertain, and teach each other about the many facets of life. Ships on choppy waters, dragons lurking in sparkling caves, dark forests, punishing queens, hags...

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