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University Rankings 2012 : What do they mean ?

image from http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/youchoose/images/image-home.jpg   This article in the Sydney Morning Herald today,  Sydney uni in world’s top 100, reminded me that the Times Higher Education University Rankings for 2012 were published today. Many of our parents and others in the … Continue reading

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Does Finland have the best schools in the world ?

They have no uniforms, no selection, no fee-paying and no league tables. Yet Finland’s education system consistently tops global rankings. Richard Garner finds out what we can learn from them The task is as hard as weeding out the brightest … Continue reading

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