John Clare is the expert behind the highly popular Wednesday column in The Daily Telegraph in which he responds to questions from concerned parents, teachers, pupils and students. This book is a compilation of over 1,000 answers from the column, offering the widest possible guide to every aspect of the education system.
General - including home tutoring, parent's evenings, learning difficulties, boarding schools and work experience
Primary schools, including national tests, admittance, use of computers
Secondary schools - choosing a school, league tables, gender differences, GCSEs and A level studies
Universities, gap years, foundation courses, application forms
Practical, up-to-date answers from the Education Editor of The Daily Telegraph, this is one handbook that anyone concerned about their own, or their child's education won't want to be without.
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Expert advice on everything you need to know about schools and study
This text is drawn from John Clare's weekly column in the Daily Telegraph, in which he answers questions on a range of educational matters, from choosing the right school, to how to cope with bullying. The subjects covered include: home tutoring; parent evenings; work experience; learning difficulties; national tests; league tables; gender differences; GCSEs; studying abroad; university application forms; costs and funding; drop out rates; post grad courses; and degrees and careers.
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Soft cover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. 1st Paperback Edition. Paperback. Over 1,000 Answers From John Clare's Hugely Popular Any Questions? Column.Your child's schooling is of utmost importance, yet often there are more questions raised by concerned parents and students than can be answered in one brief session at a parents' evening or sixth forn discussion group. This book is here to help - it is divided into six major sections: General section - Advice on home tutoring, parents' evenings, learning difficulties and boarding schools. Primary schools - National tests, admissions and extra-curricular activities. Secondary schools - Covers Ofsted reports, gender differences, GCSEs. A-level studies - Interpreting league tables, subject choices and A-level syllabuses. Universityies - Essential information on UCAS applications, gap years, foundation courses, costs and funding, required grades and post-graduate courses. The next step - Careers beyond higher education and teaching. 374 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.). Seller Inventory # 088403
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