Le "modèle" anglo-saxon,  libéral  ... et blairo-socialiste...
 

  ÉCOLES ANGLAISES :
Discipline, rigueur et esprit compétitif sont les maîtres mots de la mutation mise en œuvre par le gouvernement travailliste..

   Royaume-Uni : L’uniforme discriminatoire
En imposant un fournisseur unique pour l’achat de l’uniforme, les écoles pratiquent une discrimination à l’encontre des élèves pauvres. 

  Directeur d'école en Grande Bretagne :
« Le métier a beaucoup évolué. Aujourd’hui, on est beaucoup plus responsable,
on a plus de pression, on nous demande plus de résultats. »

  Deux fois plus d’enseignants sont partis en retraite anticipée au cours des sept dernières années. 

  35% des élèves de 11 ans ne savent pas lire.

  Un ado sur cinq ne peut situer son pays sur une carte.

  Ecoles publiques fermées aux pauvres.  Un rapport émis par ConfEd, (une association qui représente les dirigeants du secteur de l’éducation locale) dénonce le manque d’intégrité des processus d’admission dans certaines écoles publiques. Des réunions de "sélection" d’élèves sont organisées, durant lesquelles ne sont admis que les enfants "gentils, brillants et riches".  Ainsi, 70 000 parents n’ont pas pu inscrire cette année leurs enfants dans l’école de leur choix. En écartant les élèves issus de milieux pauvres, ces établissements "hors la loi" espèrent rehausser leur taux de réussite aux examens. 

   Selon l'OCDE, les écoles privées britanniques ont les meilleurs résultats au monde : FAUX !

  ... & Moins de pauvres dans les écoles primaires catholiques.

  Les écoles anglaises pourront être gérées par des "trusts".

  L’école britannique livrée au patronat.  En mars 2000, le Conseil européen de Lisbonne avait fixé comme principal objectif à la politique de l’Union en matière d’éducation de produire un capital humain rentable au service de la compétitivité économique. 

  Le créationnisme aux examens.

   "BAGUE DE VIRGINITE" : Une adolescente anglaise, fille d'un pasteur évangélique, perd son procès en Haute Cour.

  Grande-Bretagne : l'athéisme (bientôt ?) au programme scolaire

  Grande-Bretagne :Les sponsors au secours de l'école

  Empreintes digitales pour les enfants d'une école de Londres. Le Royaume-Uni réfléchit à la mise en place d’une loi pour la création d’un fichier national des enfants de moins de douze ans.

Naître et grandir pauvre en Grande-Bretagne  est encore plus pénalisant que dans d’autres pays développés.

  Un demi-million de «sans-logement». A Londres, un enfant sur deux sous le seuil de pauvreté.

  Un demi-million d'enfants britanniques travaillent "illégalement".

«tolérance zéro» et conditions de détention intolérables. Plus de dix mille jeunes délinquants britanniques sont emprisonnés.  «Le bilan du Royaume-Uni en terme d'emprisonnement des enfants est l'un des pires qui se puisse trouver en Europe.»

  Les frais très élevés d’inscription universitaire dissuadent les étudiants issus de familles modestes de s’inscrire en fac.

  De plus en plus d’étudiantes se prostituent ou travaillent dans l’industrie du sexe pour payer les frais d’inscription de leur université.

  Plus de 350 000 Britanniques ont quitté leur île en 2005 pour jouir d'une vie meilleure
Les jeunes Britanniques se voient vivre ailleurs.  Difficulté d' acquérir un logement, hausse de la fiscalité et indigence des services publics, en particulier les transports et le système de soins.

M. Ernest-Antoine Sellière, alors président du patronat français :« Je suis un socialiste britannique »

  Londres, paradis des milliardaires.

  Selon des rapports de l’ONU et de la Banque mondiale :  « Au Royaume-Uni, les inégalités entre riches et pauvres sont les plus importantes du monde occidental, comparables à celles qui existent au Nigeria, et plus profondes que celles que l’on trouve, par exemple, à la Jamaïque, au Sri Lanka ou en Ethiopie .»

  Grande Bretagne :  premier pays où chaque déplacement de véhicule sera enregistré.

  Les Britanniques inventent l'ultrason antijeunes.

   De plus en plus de mineurs hospitalisés pour des problèmes d'alcool. Le nombre de mineurs hospitalisés en Angleterre pour avoir trop bu a augmenté de 20% en un an.

Beuark.
Ségolène Royal rend hommage à la politique de Tony Blair.

Contrairement aux idées reçues, ce sont les élèves issus de la classe ouvrière britannique- et non ceux issus des minorités ethniques- qui sont les plus nombreux à échouer en primaire et secondaire, selon un rapport publié par la Fondation Joseph Rowntree. 

Les Britanniques blancs représentent plus de la moitié des élèves quittant l’école sans aucune qualification. 

"La grande majorité des mauvais élèves- plus des trois-quarts - sont blancs, britanniques et de sexe masculin. Ils viennent de milieux défavorisés." explique Robert Cassen, auteur du rapport et professeur à la London School of Economics. 

· Ethnic minority pupils less likely to be bottom of class
· Quarter of all state pupils get no more than D grades

James Meikle, education correspondent  - Friday June 22, 2007

The persistently poor educational achievement of white working-class British boys was highlighted in a report released last night that reveals that these pupils accounted for almost half of those leaving school with low qualifications or no exam successes at all.

White Britons of both sexes who begin failing at primary school are more likely than pupils from ethnic minorities to be towards the bottom of the class as they near the end of secondary school, the study also finds.

The report, for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, challenges common perceptions that African-Caribbean, black or Bangladeshi pupils do worse than white pupils. Once allowance is made for neighbourhood disadvantage, receipt of school meals, and other factors, these pupils are at less risk of low achievement.

Boys generally outnumber girls as low achievers by three-to-two and have poorer reading and writing skills at primary school. Children with such early problems are more likely to be low achievers at 16.

Chinese and Indian pupils are most likely to succeed. African-Caribbean pupils are least successful, although their results are improving faster than average, and they are over-represented among pupils who do well at primary school but end up as poorly performing school-leavers.

In 2006 nearly 5% of pupils in state schools - 28,000 - got no GCSE passes, and almost 25% - 146,000 - got no more than D grades. White British pupils accounted for 80% of all pupils in the data studied by researchers, so any problems of theirs would account for a large share of the total, the report says.

"The great majority of low achievers - more than three-quarters - are white and British, and far more are boys than girls. They come mainly from disadvantaged backgrounds, but many students from the same backgrounds succeed. The girls come from the same families and mostly go to the same schools, but do much better."

Robert Cassen, a professor at the London School of Economics, and the report's lead author, said: "Disadvantaged children are behind educationally before they enter school and need more pre-school help. Improvements could be made to identify and support children who are late in learning to read and write at primary school, and to address their problems before they become entrenched. It is expensive - but even more expensive not to do it. Disadvantaged students are also more likely to attend poorly performing schools."

The report calls for reform of the league tables, particularly at GCSE level, which it says discourage many schools from admitting pupils who might lower their scores.

Extra funding to combat disadvantage is also advised. Professor Cassen said: "Several government policies have had positive effects but some have not been implemented as they should be, and others are overdue for reconsideration."

Government officials think free school meals are the best indicator for poor achievement, believing it far easier to tackle disadvantage generally than approach problems within ethnic groups. The government is introducing measures to better engage boys, and Jim Knight, the schools minister, said the percentage of white boys getting five good GCSEs was improving faster than the national average.

The report coincides with ambitious plans from ministers and businesses to improve life for young people in care, a group at risk of low achievement. The bank HSBC has promised places on its high-flyers' trainee management scheme and will give candidates jobs and help them get qualifications. It is also sponsoring pilot schemes of one-to-one tuition. BT has committed jobs to some young people leaving care and the government is talking to other firms for further partnerships and sponsorships. 

White British pupils not only form the majority of low educational achievers; they also do worse than children with similar income levels from other ethnic groups according to a new report. If white children do less well at primary school, they are more likely than any other ethnic group to remain low achievers.

Research commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation provides a comprehensive review of existing research and public documents alongside new analysis. The report explains why tens of thousands of young people leave school every year with no or very few qualifications.

Nearly half of all low achievers leaving school are white British males. Boys generally outnumber girls as low achievers by three to two and have poorer reading and writing skills in primary school. Children with early reading and writing problems are more likely to become low achievers at the age of 16.

Chinese and Indian pupils are most likely to succeed while Black Caribbean pupils are the least successful, though their results have been improving faster than average. Black Caribbean pupils are also over-represented among the group of children who do well at primary school but who end up with low achievement when they leave school.

In 2006, nearly 5% of all pupils in state schools (28,000) received no GCSE passes and almost 25% (146,000) scored no passes above the 'D' grade. The authors, analysing earlier data, found that 14% of low achievement was attributable to school quality, and that both school quality and expenditure on pupils varied considerably among local authorities.

Lead author Professor Robert Cassen said: "Disadvantaged children are behind educationally before they enter school and need more pre-school help. Improvements could be made to identify and support children who are late in learning to read and write at primary school and to address their problems before they become entrenched. It is expensive – but even more expensive not to do it. Disadvantaged students are also more likely to attend poorly performing secondary schools. And they can miss out on the best teaching if they are regarded as unable to help their school's league table position. There are practical measures that would significantly cut down the number of low achievers."

The two-and-a-half year study included visits to schools and colleges and found valuable lessons in turnaround schools such as Preston Manor High School in Brent.

The authors suggest a number of policy changes. These include:

    * improving early years provision to reach the most disadvantaged, especially in parenting and early learning;
    * bringing intensive reading help to those behind in learning to read in primary school;
    * reforming features of the secondary school system which contribute to low achievement, particularly league tables and selection;
    * reaching more fully those who most need help (children in public care and those with special educational needs);
    * funding schools more adequately in relation to disadvantage.

"Several government policies have had positive effects," Professor Cassen said, "but some have not been implemented as they should be, and others are overdue for reconsideration."
Notes to Editors:

   1. The full report, Tackling low educational achievement by Robert Cassen and Geeta Kingdon is published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. The report and summary of the findings are available as free downloads from www.jrf.org.uk.
   2. A four-page summary is available.
   3. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is one of the largest social policy research and development charities in the UK. It supports a research and development programme that seeks to understand the causes of social difficulties and explore ways of overcoming them.
   4. An event to discuss the report's findings, chaired by Estelle Morris, will be held on Thursday 28 June at The Work Foundation, 21 Palmer Street, London SW1H OAD. For further information email Anna Tamas, A.Tamas@lse.ac.uk.