Past Blog Posts

One world, one language?

July 29th, 2009 by Emily

I used to fear French at school. I could never get to grips with it. English GCSE, Maths A-level, - no problem. But for some unknown reason I always struggled with languages, and French GCSE was my particular bugbear. Mustering up the enthusiasm to learn the dialect of our Parisian cousins seemed an impossible task, and I can recall spending the vast majority of French lessons idly daydreaming at the back of the class, counting down the minutes until the bell rang.

It seems today's children are finding their language lessons just as much of a struggle as I did. The latest Ofsted report about the teaching of languages in schools (published in July 2008) found that av... Read More »

First Tutors Releases New Languages Site

March 4th, 2009 by

First Tutors has today released a new website catering to customers seeking language lessons. So, whether you're learning Arabic or Mandarin to name but a couple, this is a great place to look.

We've launched this site following user feedback that it can be difficult to find teachers giving lessons in languages beyond the boundaries of the school curriculum, whether for personal or professional purposes. We'd appreciate your feedback regarding:

how easy you find it to use the site? whether we've covered the topics you are looking for? what you feel we could do better?

as our first priority is to make this site useful for our customers. If you have any problems registering with us or aren't sure abou... Read More »

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