Cleverlands: The Secrets Behind the Success of the World’s Education Superpowers

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Certainly, I could see much to admire in the Finnish model, though, like the author, I remain unconvinced by the argument that ‘the brightest kids, they’ll learn anyway, whatever you do with them’. Fibre/cable services at the postcode are subject to availability and may differ between properties within a postcode. This allows our pupils to truly flourish and thrive during their time at our school, as well as preparing them for life beyond Clevelands.

Please contact the selling agent or developer directly to obtain any information which may be available under the terms of The Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 or the Home Report if in relation to a residential property in Scotland. The result is a book which should be read by anyone who has an interest in improving education – and a testimony to the merits of crowd funded publishing. I too have had the privilege of travelling as part of a schools-education related job, and it *is* fascinating to see the reality of overseas practice. Some of the challenges were as a result of policy, government policy and how that was being interpreted by the headteacher at my school. I signed up for a Masters degree, keen to learn more about how education systems could be run better, and discovered something that came as a shock: these countries were not doing what our politicians said they were doing.For David Cameron’s government, our PISA level became a rhetorical tool, and an enabler of Michael Gove’s reform agenda—why can’t the UK be more like Shanghai? She now works as part of a team advising foreign governments on education reform at the Education Development Trust.

With our small class sizes and low student-to-teacher ratio, we provide all our pupils with a tailored education whilst celebrating individuality through the promotion and encouragement of individual gifts and talents. With increasing numbers of Chinese students not only applying for university education in the West, but an explosion of Chinese nationals seeking international education programmes in China itself, I felt there was scope for evaluating why such a successful education system hasn’t (yet) managed to stem this trend. She then spent time working in schools and living with teachers in six 'top-performing' education systems; the basis for her book, 'Cleverlands: the secrets behind the success of the world's education superpowers', one of The Economist's 'books of the year 2016'. Take a look at Magic Eyes - Vision Training for Children - the author Leo Angart is Danish and has taught Natural Vision in Europe and the Far East. The chapter also includes an interesting section on Maths teaching principles and practice which is likely to be of interest to the Maths teachers amongst us.Senior Leaders are the engine rooms of schools, driving school improvement whilst simultaneously building effective teams. School entry age and reading achievement in the 2006 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). I think part of the problem is that in the UK the decisions are made by politicians and civil servants that don't necessarily have any education experience, whereas in many countries (e. The myth of Finland as a schooling nirvana where children play their way to academic success gently encouraged by ecstatic teachers on doctors’ salaries is—at least partly—debunked.