10
Aug
In three words…
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It may appear from my occasional disappointment with applications for the positions we list at Tutors International as if no-one of calibre applies — that could not be further from the truth. Indeed, I often receive a high number of expressions of interest from well-qualified candidates. Perhaps that’s one reason why the really awful ones..read more.
29
Apr
Platinum Resistance Thermometer
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Some years ago, when I taught Physics A level in schools, I had a very bright student (Tom went on to Oxford). One of the practicals was called the ‘Platinum Resistance Thermometer’. It required students to change the temperature of a metal coil and measure the corresponding relative resistance at that temperature to determine the..read more.
10
Apr
It can’t just be me…
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Here I go again, on the same soap box, making noises about dreadful standards of English our education system is producing at the moment. It really is astonishingly bad. Here’s today’s worst: “I am effective at delivering personalised learning as well as enhancing yps’ life skills & social development with a gentle; kind yet professional..read more.