Dates for the calendar
Revision class venue, date and times in December 2016: 29th Wanstead Library 12.30pm – 3pm 30th Woodford Hall 10.30am – 1pm 31st Wanstead Library 12.30pm – 3pm Mock exam: 1st January 2017 Woodford Hall 12pm – 3pm
Month: December 2016
Non-verbal reasoning test easily passed
7A study conducted by University College London has shown that the non-verbal reasoning test for selective schools can be easily passed by just training online 10 minutes per week the last couple of weeks before the test. This raises concerns about how reliable the outcomes of such tests even are. However, for the verbal reasoning …
China’s literature goes global
Since China has been trying to become the world leading power they have been heavily investing in economic and political collaboration and engagement. However, rather little known areas they have paid attention to are literature and culture. In recent years they focused on translating Chinese poetry in English to make it accessible for the rest …
Art and politics
Many opinions have been pronounced about Brexit. However, some of the most interesting are the ones that see a connection to Art. Art pieces are a way of expressing a person’s or culture’s views of the world. Analysts have now proposed that statues like the colossal one at St. Pancras International Station of a kissing …
3897 children missing in the UK
BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme has found shocking results about the number of children that get lost in bureaucracy. Apparently 3897 school-age children cannot be found in any school registry and might be taught in illegal private schools or not at all. How can this happen? Authorities state that the main reason for children disappearing is …
Singapore ahead of the rest of the world
According to a recently released study, the “Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study“ (TIMSS) Singaporeans are the highest achieving children in these subjects. England’s place in this ranking hasn’t changed in the last four years. However, Ireland’s Secondary School pupils are number 6 in Mathematics. Overall the highest achieving countries are mainly Asian: Singapore, …