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2 unusual facts about Education in England


Education in England

Katharine Birbalsingh has written of the problems she perceives in many community schools.

Joanne Fenn

Jo had shown a great deal of promise in her early athletics career having been the English schools 300m hurdles champion.


Badman Review

The Conservative MP Mark Field has spoken against any changes to the current laws covering education in England.

Demography of the United Kingdom

The Secretary of State for Education and the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills are responsible to the UK Parliament for education in England, though the day to day administration and funding of state schools is the responsibility of Local Education Authorities.

Education in Hong Kong

Education in Hong Kong is largely modelled on that of the United Kingdom, particularly the English system.


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Darren Henley

In 2011, he undertook an independent review of the funding and delivery of music education in England for the Department for Education and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport of the UK government.

Dawood Jabarkhyl

An ethnic Pashtun, Jabarkhyl grew up in the Surkh-Rōd District, Afghanistan, where he attended high school then went on to further his education in England.

Henry Nettleship

In conjunction with John Edwin Sandys, Nettleship revised and edited Oskar Seyffert's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, and he contributed to a volume entitled Essays on the Endowment of Research an article on "The Present Relations between Classical Research and Classical Education in England," in which he pointed out the great value of the professorial lecture in Germany.

Jean-Baptiste Say

Say was intended to follow a commercial career, and in 1785 was sent, with his brother Horace, to complete his education in England: here he attended a private school in Croydon, and was afterwards employed by a merchant in London.

Richard Guyon

After receiving a military education in England, Guyon fought against Dom Miguel in the Liberal Wars in Portugal.