{"id":95485,"date":"2018-09-11T09:15:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T09:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=3af941c234c13834ab42b1a177058d36"},"modified":"2018-09-11T09:15:00","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T09:15:00","slug":"news-story-international-education-study-highlights-uk-strength","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=95485","title":{"rendered":"News story: International education study highlights UK strength"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>Almost 1 in 5 of all students in tertiary education in the UK are international, with the UK having one of the highest proportions of international students according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development\u2019s (OECD) annual Education at Glance report \u2013\u2013 demonstrating the quality and reputation of our universities and their success as a global export.<\/p>\n<p>The study of education systems in 36 leading countries also found that our schools get more funding per pupil than France, Germany or Japan and the United Kingdom is now among the top three countries for education spending as a proportion of gross domestic product (GDP).<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the Government\u2019s reforms and the hard work of staff across our education system we are helping to provide a world-class education for everyone. There are now 1.9 million more children in good or outstanding schools since 2010; the results gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers has shrunk by 10% since 2011; England has risen to joint 8th in the world\u2019s primary-level reading league table; GCSEs have been reformed to match the best performing education systems in the world; and A Levels now ensure students have the knowledge and skills they need, creating qualifications parents, universities and employers can trust.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s publication from the OECD contains a number of findings which show even more progress, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Teachers \u2013 Teachers with 15 years\u2019 experience not only earn more than the OECD average, but also more than their counterparts in European education systems, such as France, Italy and Sweden. This follows the recent announcement of a 3.5% pay increase for classroom teachers, funded by a \u00a3500 million Government grant, in addition to the tax-free bursaries worth up to \u00a326,000 for trainee teachers in priority subjects.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Higher education \u2013 The OECD found that the United Kingdom offers some of the most generous financial support for students. The Government has also taken steps to make the system better for graduates, including by increasing the repayment threshold, saving them up to \u00a3360 a year, and a record proportion of disadvantaged 18-year-olds accepted a place at university on A Level results day earlier this year.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Lifelong learning \u2013 The UK has one of the highest enrolment rates of adults over 40 in education, and an above average percentage of students over 20 in vocational programmes.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Early years \u2013 The UK has almost universal enrolment in early education at ages 3 and 4. This builds on more than 1.3 million children in England benefiting from some form of government funded early education, with more than 340,000 benefitting from our 30 hours free childcare offer, and 93% of childcare settings rated good or outstanding.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Autonomy \u2013 Nearly two third of decisions are taken at school level in the UK meaning that, unlike the majority of other countries, schools have flexibility over timetables, as well as personnel and resource management.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Opportunities \u2013 The percentage of young adults not in education, employment or training continues to fall. It is currently at the lowest level ever among 16- to 18-year-olds.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Secretary of State for Education Damian Hinds said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I have been clear that I want to see a world class education for every child, whatever their background and this<br \/>\nOECD study showing the great progress we have made in our efforts, highlighting the many strengths of our<br \/>\neducation system.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2010 there are 1.9 million more children taught in good or outstanding schools, the attainment gap<br \/>\nbetween rich and poor has shrunk by 10% and we have reformed qualifications to make them something<br \/>\nparents, universities and employers can trust.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">The result of this is that, as the report recognises, we have high levels of young people in education or<br \/>\nemployment, the financial gains from going to university outstrip the cost and people are more likely to continue<br \/>\nlearning throughout their lives.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Government is continuing to invest in education in order to drive up standards even further. By 2020, school funding will rise to a record \u00a343.5 billion, which is 50% more in real terms per pupil than it was in 2000 and by the end of the decade we will have created one million more school places since 2010 \u2013 the fastest increase for two generations. This is backed by \u00a323 billion by 2021 to ensure every child has access to a good school place and means the average primary class size is 27.1 and the average secondary class is 21.2.<\/p>\n<p>The Education Secretary has also made it a key priority to deliver a world-class technical education system, creating new T Level qualifications that will be available from 2020 and backed by an additional \u00a3500 million a year once the programme is fully rolled out. This builds on the 3.7 million apprenticeship starts since 2010, giving more people the skills they need for employment, to get on in life and strengthen the UK economy.<\/p>\n<p>The report today proves that education continues to be one of the country\u2019s best exports, with ministers travelling across the world \u2013 from China to Jordan to Argentina \u2013 to share England\u2019s successes and learn from the best systems. Last week the Education Secretary visited Ireland to learn more about how they teach children to read, resulting in a strong performance in the international literacy league table. This follows England\u2019s rise in last year\u2019s PIRLS study.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More students from across the globe are choosing to study at UK universities, according to an international study on the world\u2019s best education systems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95485"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=95485"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95485\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}