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Flintshire teacher sets up tutoring business - Chester Chronicle 25/08/11
A FORMER West Cheshire College teacher has left the classroom and set up her own tutoring business. Sharon Hughes has launched Tutors4GCSE, which provides tutoring for youngsters across the county in community venues including Mold Sports Centre, Connah’s Quay swimming pool, Broughton Community Centre and Gladstone’s Library in Hawarden. The 42-year-old started Tutors4GCSE to inspire younger learners after seeing further education students who had lost all enthusiasm for learning maths and English. read more.
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A FLINTSHIRE tutor has offered advice to students who didn’t get the GCSE grades they wanted. Sharon Hughes, of Penymynydd, who runs Tutors4GCSE says she received numerous calls from parents and students who thought they would need to re-sit maths and English exams before results were even released.
It was a wonderful community event on Saturday when over 1000 youngsters aged between 9 and 14 came together for the Lions Football Tournament in Bebington. The event, held annually is popular with local and regional youngsters although this year the event was able to boast teams coming from further a field.
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A Flintshire teacher turned businesswoman is on the hunt for community venues around North Wales, Cheshire and the Wirral following a fantastic response to the launch of her tutoring business “Tutors4GCSE”.
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