Daily Mail English kids lag behind Asia in school mathsVoice of Russia – UK EditionThe highest-achieving pupils in England can almost match the most able children in Taiwan and Hong Kong in maths tests at the age of 10. But by the time they take their GCSEs they have fallen nearly two years behind their Far Eastern counterparts, a …Top…
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NI A-levels could get tougher after Westminster review – BBC News
BBC News NI A-levels could get tougher after Westminster reviewBBC NewsIndependent, fee-paying schools, too, have criticised the plans to make A-levels more "rigorous", saying it could put less able children off continuing in education after sixteen. The Independent Schools Association says A-levels would become entrance … and more »
Rich families’ kids deemed ‘gifted’ – Morning Star Online
Rich families' kids deemed 'gifted'Morning Star Online"Gifted" children in England are being picked on background rather than brains, researchers warned today. Academics at the University of Buckingham painted a "deeply troubling picture" of the achievement gap in Britain's schools today following …
Britain’s maths shame: Bright school children end up losing interest at … – Daily Mail
Daily Mail Britain's maths shame: Bright school children end up losing interest at …Daily MailAble children's results – even in dumbed-down GCSEs – are a national concern, says an Ofsted report. Almost 90000 pupils who achieved 'level five' grades in their SATs at 11 failed to secure an A or A* at GCSE five years later, the report reveals.Entering pupils…
Bright children should start school at six, says academic – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Bright children should start school at six, says academicTelegraph.co.ukSpeaking before the Westminster Education Forum on Wednesday, he claimed the case for change was supported by a longitudinal study of gifted children who started in school in the US in the 1920s. Prof Howard Friedman, a psychologist at the University …Re-discovered research says early school starting age 'harms children'Nursery World…
Bullying in Private Schools
Bullying is one of the biggest issues schools face today. Unfortunately, no school is immune. There are many reasons why many parents turn to private schools, however, to help safeguard their child against bullying. Small Classes With a lower teacher-to-student ratio, incidents of bullying may be less likely to go undetected. Children who may be victims of bullying may be…