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English teenagers 'are most illiterate in the developed world', report reveals

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Post by Guest Fri Jan 29, 2016 12:27 pm

English teenagers are among some of the least educated in the developed world, a report reveals.
Young people aged between 16 and 19 have been found to possess only a “basic” grasp of maths and English, with nine million people of working age having low literacy or numeracy skills.
The report, conducted by the OECD (the Operation for Economic Co-Operation and Development) found that out of 23 developed nations, English teens had the lowest literacy rates and the second to lowest numeracy rates.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/english-teenagers-are-the-most-illiterate-in-the-developed-world-report-reveals-a6841166.html

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Post by eddie Fri Jan 29, 2016 1:24 pm

I've been saying this for a while.
When I worked in primary education, English, white males (particularly those born in summer months) were the lowest achievers.

Even if an EAL (English as an additional language) pupil started knowing little English, they still managed to get better SATs results, in maths and English, at the end of year 2 (aged 7 approx)
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Post by Tommy Monk Fri Jan 29, 2016 9:23 pm

https://www.rt.com/uk/330633-england-literacy-numeracy-worst/



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