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Findings indicate that China has an education system that is overtaking many Western countries.
Tests, held every three years by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, measure reading, numeracy and science skills.
Pisa tests - the Programme for International Student Assessment - have become the leading international benchmark.
The Pisa 2009 tests showed that Shanghai was top of the international education rankings.
It is unclear whether Shanghai and another chart-topper, Hong Kong, were unrepresentative regional showcases. But unpublished results reveal that pupils in other parts of China are also performing strongly.
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1 February 2014
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There is a stubborn shortage in the skills the UK needs to remain competitive and fuel long-term growth.
The key findings from the CBI/Pearson Education and Skills annual survey of 294 firms, employing 1.24 million workers show:
- 39 per cent are struggling to recruit workers with the advanced, technical skills they need with 41 per cent saying shortages will persist for the next three years.
- almost half lack confidence in getting high-skilled workers in future overall with more acute concerns in key sectors like manufacturing, construction and engineering.
- we still tolerate a long tail of low achievement on literacy, numeracy and technical skills, with 48 per cent of firms putting on basic remedial training for employees - up from 42 per cent last year.
- 55 per cent say school leavers lack the right work experience and key attributes that set them up for success, including self-management (54 per cent); problem solving (41 per cent); and attitude to work (35 per cent) - stressing the need for school reform to produce people who are rounded and grounded, as well as stretched academically.
- 32 per cent and 31 per cent respectively are dissatisfied with some school and college leavers basic literacy and numeracy - 31 per cent report young people lack the technical skills they need.
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26 June 2013
State school children from London and other cities in England are more likely to go to university after A levels than those from more rural districts.
The statistics, released by the Department for Education today, show that 56 per cent of London pupils went to university the year after taking an A level or equivalent 'Level 3' qualification.
However, in south-west England the proportion of such children going to university in 2010-11 was just 40 per cent, in the South East outside London the figure was 43 per cent and in the east of England it was 47 per cent.
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25 June 2013
Researchers at the University of London found that children who watched three or more hours a day were three months ahead of their peers who watched less than an hour a day.
The study also found that rules imposed by parents hoping to boost their children's academic ability, such as insisting on regular meal or bed times, make only a relatively small difference.
The report's lead author Dr Alice Sullivan, senior academic at the university's Institute of Education, said the educational value of children's television had been 'underestimated' adding: 'It may also help expose some children to a broader vocabulary than they get at home.'
In tests comparing youngsters of the same social class, regular meal times only gave a six-week advantage in terms of reading and writing skills, while set bedtimes gave only a two-month head start.
The analysis concluded that social class and in particular parents' education were the dominant factors in determining how well children fared academically.
24 June 2013
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