Teenagers’ learning ‘dumbed down’
Today’s 14-year-old pupils are better at quick-fire answers, but much worse at complex questions than teenagers in the 1970s, research suggests.
Professor Michael Shayer of King’s College London looked at how 800 secondary pupils performed in problem-solving tests.
He said his findings reflected that pupils now lived in an environment favouring instant responses.
But the [...]
Diplomas off to a slow start
Today it was confirmed by the schools secretary Ed Balls that only 12,000 of the 20,000 students predicted started the diploma qualification.
The slow start has been put down to caution from pupils and parents to approach the new qualification.
However positive feedback has been given from the students and the parents who have currently undertook the [...]
Functional Skills Company Nominated for Award
Jonathan Wells, Managing Director of Guroo Ltd was last night short-listed as “Entrepreneur of the Year” in the 2008 Portfolio Business Awards.
Guroo Ltd was singled out as a fast-growing, successful company dedicated to supporting teaching and learning of functional skills from its base in NE England. The company recently secured significant investment in a deal [...]
More concerns over the diploma
The diploma, a new qualification, a new option for students but what do people really know?
Costs?
Credibility?
What are they worth?
How do they compare to GCSEs and A Levels?
There are many questions that still remain unanswered for many people about the diploma and these questions are concerning MPs.
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Tabloids Tackling the Diploma and Changes in Education
Recently the Daily Mirror printed an article on, ‘Your Kids’ Education is changing.’
The article was an informative piece mainly question and answer based regarding the changes in the education system and about the new diploma.
Questions included:
Why is the Government raising the school leaving age?
What’s the difference between a GCSE and a diploma?
How do the [...]
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