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Message 1453077 - Posted: 12 Dec 2013, 2:42:14 UTC

On the evidence of having set of non-identical nieces I have to say I agree with the findings of this report.

Independent - Nature trumps nurture in exam success: GCSE results are ‘mainly determined by genes,’ says landmark study of twins

The study, based on 11,117 identical and non-identical twins, shows that a child's genes are a more important indicator of educational performance across all the core subjects - accounting for 52 per cent of the difference in scores in English, 55 per cent in maths and 58 per cent in science.

"The significance of these findings is that individual differences in educational achievement at the end of compulsory education are not primarily an index of the quality of teachers or schools," the report says. "Much more of the variance of GCSE scores can be attributed to genetics than to school or family environment."
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Message 1455287 - Posted: 18 Dec 2013, 20:44:29 UTC

Parents and Education? It would help if schools did the job they're supposed to do, this is just plain bureaucracy running rampant....

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Message 1455453 - Posted: 19 Dec 2013, 14:22:34 UTC - in response to Message 1455421.  

It would also help if snotty nosed School Managers didn't hide behind Victorian rules in the 21C.


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Message 1455547 - Posted: 19 Dec 2013, 19:21:28 UTC - in response to Message 1455540.  

No thanks. I'd much prefer Martial Law being declared with myself as GOC UKLF.

Can guarantee within 90 days that I will follow Typhoo as they put the T in Britain, I'll put the Great in it!
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Message 1455573 - Posted: 19 Dec 2013, 20:34:17 UTC - in response to Message 1455557.  

You can't spell grate!!!


What a sad reflection of those within the UK's local political parties, no wonder our educational system is up the creek without a paddle.
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Message 1461175 - Posted: 6 Jan 2014, 17:46:36 UTC - in response to Message 1455287.  

Parents and Education? It would help if schools did the job they're supposed to do, this is just plain bureaucracy running rampant....

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Speaking as a ginger, she isn't. That's clearly synthetic red.
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Message 1461198 - Posted: 6 Jan 2014, 18:44:28 UTC - in response to Message 1461187.  

That's clearly synthetic red.

Sounds about right to describe all these wannabe Commies around here :-))


Don't forget all those Lib-dem turncoats!
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Message 1461223 - Posted: 6 Jan 2014, 19:22:29 UTC - in response to Message 1461200.  

Some posters around here behave more like Butlins Redcoats :-)


The only Redcoats I'm aware of are those from history....

...you know, the ones the Yanks gave a good spanking to :)
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Message 1463036 - Posted: 11 Jan 2014, 12:14:11 UTC

More bureaucratic B/S

There's a better option: -

How about licensing Snivel Serpents every three years. Those that do their job, get promoted/performance bonuses. Those that don't get points on their license. 3 points in three years = dismissal.

Pretty sure that we would soon have a civil service that actually works without any bumbling fool coming up with lame-brained ideas.
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Message 1463147 - Posted: 11 Jan 2014, 16:29:04 UTC

Nicely put Sirius, nicely put
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Message 1463169 - Posted: 11 Jan 2014, 17:15:36 UTC - in response to Message 1463147.  

Thank you.

Starter for 10......

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Message 1463246 - Posted: 11 Jan 2014, 20:59:41 UTC - in response to Message 1463226.  
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OK that is enough. This thread is about education and a parents role in that, and relevant peripheral matters. It is NOT a vehicle for backdoor jibes at Civil Servants from people with their own agenda. If proven necessary I will ask for this thread to be closed.


It is highly relevant! Getting teachers licensed? WTH did they do all that training for? Teachers are involved in education ARE THEY NOT?
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