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More state pupils head to Oxford - some questions

Mar 12, 2009 Author: mrslwalker | Filed under: Leadership, School, news

BBC NEWS | Education | More state pupils head to Oxford.

 

Numbers of comprehensive students entering Oxford are up according to this article. It left me wondering:

  • do comprehensive students cope better or worse with the demands of an Oxford degree?
  •  do comprehensive students stay the distance on their degree courses, and how do drop-out rates compare to students from selective or fee-paying schools? 
  • do Oxford and Cambridge graduates originating from a comprehensive background achieve broadly similar success  as those from slective or fee-paying schools in their future careers?
  • what can community comprehensives do to make sure those with the potential to get to Oxford or Cambridge do get their place?

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I want THIS in my classroom please! 

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BBC NEWS | Northern Ireland | The mystery of Ireland’s worst driver

Feb 20, 2009 Author: mrslwalker | Filed under: news

BBC NEWS | Northern Ireland | The mystery of Ireland’s worst driver.

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