Suffolk Education Swedish Style

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Swedish education provider Kunskapsskolan has already been chosen by Suffolk County Council to transform Holywells High into an academy by September 2010.


www.eveningstar.co.uk/content/eveningstar/news/story.aspx?brand=ESTOnline&category=News&tBrand=ESTOnline&tCategory=xDefault&itemid=IPED27%20Aug%202009%2008%3A10%3A22%3A380

[Jade]

State schools admit they do not push gifted pupils because they don't want to promote 'elitism'
By Laura Clark

As many as three-quarters of state schools are failing to push their brightest pupils because teachers are reluctant to promote 'elitism', an Ofsted study says today.
Many teachers are not convinced of the importance of providing more challenging tasks for their gifted and talented pupils.
Bright youngsters told inspectors they were forced to ask for harder work. Others were resentful at being dragooned into 'mentoring' weaker pupils.


Daily Mail


now this is just mad!

I hope the Swedes do better