UK Education System Ranked Second In Europe and Sixth In World: New figures have placed the UK education system sixth in the world – and second only to Finland in… read more →
Rise in Primary Pupils Being Entered for Super SATs: The number of 11-year-old pupils being entered for ‘Super SATs’ at the end of primary school education has increased by two-fold… read more →
Marijuana Smokers Outperform Tobacco Smokers: New research published by the University of Toronto has examined trends in tobacco and marijuana use between 1981 and 2011, and has found that students… read more →
State Students Outperform Private At University: New research from The Higher Education Funding Council (Hefce), which looked at 130,000 students who started their degrees in 2007, has suggested that state… read more →
School Snow Days Do Not Harm Learning: Research by an academic at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, suggests that snow closures do not adversely affect results. The findings come from… read more →
Improved Degree Performance Not Due To Grade Inflation, Says Lancaster University: Figures released last week showed that more than 70% achieved higher than a 2:2 last year – although Lancaster… read more →