Could do better: leafy suburbs hide low achievers
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The UK Audit Commission has drawn attention to the fact that schools in some of the country's wealthiest counties are not performing as well as they could be, given the background of their pupils. Chris Woodhead, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools, believes that local education authorities in these counties should now be challenged to improve their performance, rather than just being content with average results. Some observers are taking issue with the Audit Commission and Chris Woodhead, pointing out that using free school meals as an indicator of deprivation is not reliable.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1998
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Above and beyond for A-Levels
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The UK government is set to make changes to the education of 17- and 18-year-olds. It has been traditional for this age group to study only a small number of subjects in detail, but from Sep 2000 these young people will study a larger number of AS-Levels in the first year of the sixth form. In the second year, they will drop two subjects and continue with three subjects to A-Level. Some observers are concerned that studying more subjects in less detail will leave young people less well prepared to study at degree level.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1998
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