Topic Resources: Education

Introduction

Resource: Reasons why UN demanded the universal right to education
Web Link: http://www.un.org/en/globalissues/briefingpapers/efa/

Resource: Why children are bored at school and have few real friends
Web Link: https://wellbeingforkids.com.au/reasons-todays-kids-are-bored-at-school-feel-entitled-have-little-patience-few-real-friends/

Local and Global Perspectives 

Resource: Good grades, a desk and supportive parents good for university ambitions
Web Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/education-50421027

Resource: Global league tables for education standards
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/education-38157811

Resource: Countries where sleep deprivation affects academic performance
Web Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22209818

Resource: Countries where primary school children still do not attend school (2013)
Web Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-22803632

Resource: Girls outperforming boys at school but earning less in workplace
Web Link: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/mar/15/women-equal-but-not-treated-equally?guni=Keyword:news-grid%20main-3%20%28comment%29%20Pickable%20with%20editable%20override:Pickable%20with%20editable%20override:Position2

Resource: State schools do less well in sport than private schools
Web Link: http://www.independent.co.uk/video/?videoid=3633047267001

Resource: Computer Gaming up to an hour good for children's development
Web Link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/11008989/Playing-video-games-for-up-to-an-hour-a-day-is-good-for-children.html

Resource: The 'daily mile run' in Scottish schools
Web Link: http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/sep/28/daily-mile-school-st-ninians-stirling-scotland

Resource: China's schools accused of denying individuality
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/education-34605430

Scenarios
Resource: Cost to economy of failing schools

Web Link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2271011/Failing-schools-hampering-economy-Britain-prosper-unless-education-overhauled-report-warns.html

Courses of Action and Personal Response

Resource: Schools in Finland adapt education to modern world
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/av/education-40043254/why-finland-is-changing-its-top-ranking-education-system

Resource: Schools Put Character formation before exam results
Web Link: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/the-3-rs--ready-respectful-and-resilient-a-school-has-put-pupils-character-formation-before-exam-results-9179084.html

Resource: Children's need for play
Web Link: http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/give-childhood-back-to-children-if-we-want-our-offspring-to-have-happy-productive-and-moral-lives-we-must-allow-more-time-for-play-not-less-are-you-listening-gove-9054433.html 

Resource: Success of a charity putting girls into school
Web Link: http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/feb/28/ann-cotton-educating-millions-within-africa-by-inspiring-sustainable-change 

Resource: Malawi parents keeping daughters in school
Web Link: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/01/malawi-forget-madonna-parents-keep-girls-at-school