The Education Reform Act (1988) introduced the idea of competition between schools.
Parents could compare schools based on performance, i.e. their exam results. The league table was born. Have a look at these two links for information about the UK league tables HERE and HERE. Which is the best school in your area?
Have a look HERE for league tables for secondary schools. This article HERE talks about the problems of school league tables.
Something to think about:
Is measuring the number of GCSE's students get the best way to rank our schools? What about performance in Sport or Music? What about students who move from an E grade to a C grade? That is amazing progress!
Parents could compare schools based on performance, i.e. their exam results. The league table was born. Have a look at these two links for information about the UK league tables HERE and HERE. Which is the best school in your area?
Have a look HERE for league tables for secondary schools. This article HERE talks about the problems of school league tables.
Something to think about:
Is measuring the number of GCSE's students get the best way to rank our schools? What about performance in Sport or Music? What about students who move from an E grade to a C grade? That is amazing progress!
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