News Archive
Education key to economic survival
Tuesday 23. of November 2004By: BBC News - Sean Coughlan
Finland has often been hailed as having one of the most successful education systems. But what drives its high level of achievement? And what makes it different?
Education Minister, Tuula Haatainen, puts the question into a...
Why should we care?
Tuesday 23. of November 2004By: BBC News - Sean Coughlan
It can be complicated enough trying to make sense of the rapidly diverging systems in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, without having to look any further afield.
School that becomes a family
Tuesday 23. of November 2004By: BBC News - Sean Coughlan
Arriving at the Arabia comprehensive school in Helsinki, the first thing that strikes a visitor from the UK is the range of ages.
Too much, too young for boys?
Thursday 02. of September 2004By: The Independent - Hilary Wilce
Jake Wayne is five, but won't be going to school in the foreseeable future. "Jake's got an incredible amount of energy. He loves climbing, swimming, playing with his friends," says his father, Mike. "He hates to sit still. If he...
How beauty fascinates from birth
Monday 06. of September 2004By: The Guardian - Tim Radford
Babies are born with an eye for beauty. Infants only hours old will choose to stare at an attractive face rather than an unattractive one - and they also prefer to listen to Vivaldi straight, rather than Vivaldi backwards.
Girls aged five beat boys for behaviour and the 'three Rs'
Friday 25. of June 2004By: The Independent - Richard Garner
Girls are outperforming boys in everything from the 'three Rs' to how to dress and behave before they start lessons, the first national test results of five-year-olds show.
Cradle of civilisation
Saturday 24. of July 2004By: The Guardian - Sue Gerhardt
While wandering around the Radcliffe science library over the last few years, in search of the latest research on babies and how their brains develop, I had only one ambition: to translate esoteric, jargon-ridden papers into...