Blue Tutors

23/09/2026

Coursework is creeping back into more courses. 📈 We look at why, and what it means for how students should be preparing this year.
https://bluetutors.co.uk/tuition-articles/coursework-comeback-good-thing

GCSE coursework could be making a comeback after the Curriculum and Assessment Review. We weigh the benefits against AI cheating risks and pupils.

18/09/2026

If motivation is dipping three weeks into term, that's completely normal, not a sign anything's wrong. 💪 Keep the routine going and the motivation tends to follow.

15/09/2026

One to one attention still builds confidence in a way a packed classroom can't always match. 💙 That's the whole idea behind tutoring, and it's why we take the matching process so seriously.

12/09/2026

A good Sunday routine makes for a much easier Monday. ✅ Pack the bag tonight, check tomorrow's timetable, and pick the first task before bed.

09/09/2026

Got a reluctant student on your hands this week? 📖 Start with 10 minutes, not an hour, and let them choose which subject to tackle first. Momentum matters more than duration.

07/09/2026

A significant change for families with children in academies came into force this month. Under the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act, academies in England must now follow the national curriculum and national teacher pay and conditions, and newly hired teachers must hold qualified teacher status or be working towards it.

For most families, the school day will look much the same this term. The real shift is that a child's access to core subjects such as science, history, geography and languages is now protected by law, whatever type of school they attend. It also makes the core curriculum more consistent if a family moves house or changes school partway through.

A fuller curriculum overhaul is still expected from 2028. For now, GCSE and A-level specifications are unaffected.

Read our full explainer: https://bluetutors.co.uk/tuition-articles/academies-national-curriculum-rules-2026

From September 2026, academies must follow the national curriculum, national teacher pay and QTS rules. Here is what the change means for parents and students.

04/09/2026

20 years ago we placed our very first tutor. 🎉 Two decades and thousands of students later, we're taking a look back at what's changed for Blue Tutors, and what
hasn’t.
https://bluetutors.co.uk/tuition-articles/twenty-years-blue-tutors-changed

Blue Tutors founder Pete Edwards reflects on two decades of tutoring in the UK: online lessons, the pandemic boom, and the arrival of AI.

31/08/2026

As August draws to a close, we're thinking about all the students who've navigated results days this month — and looking ahead to the new academic year with them.

If you're a parent wondering whether tutoring support might make a difference for your child this year, we'd encourage you to get in touch sooner rather than later. The students who benefit most from one-to-one tuition are usually those who start early, before the exam pressure arrives — not after it does.

Blue Tutors covers every subject and every level, with tutors matched carefully to each student's needs. We've been doing this for twenty years, and we'd love to help your family have a better year.

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26/08/2026

With results days now behind us and September approaching, many families are thinking about what support to put in place for the new academic year.

Blue Tutors works with students at every level — from Primary through to university and professional learning — and we take care in matching each student with a tutor who genuinely fits their subject, level, and learning style.

Whether your child is starting their GCSEs, heading into sixth form, or preparing for university applications, now is a good time to get in touch. Getting support in place early in the year is consistently more effective than waiting until exam pressure builds.

We'd be happy to talk through what might work for your family.

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24/08/2026

GCSE results this year confirmed a trend now five years in the making: pass rates in English and maths keep falling, even as more students than ever are required to resit them. Around 219,000 students aged 17 or over sat GCSE maths again this summer, yet only 15.3% passed, down from 17.1% the year before. Education secretary Lucy Powell called it "one of the most pernicious examples of the education system setting kids up for a cycle of failure." Our latest Tuition News article looks at why so many resit students get stuck, and what genuinely helps them close the gap:

GCSE resits 2026: pass rates fell again as entries surged. Why so many students get stuck, and what actually helps them pass a second time.