New figures show that nine out of ten schools now meet the minimum the standard of achievement. The number of schools failing the standard has gone down from 440 last year to 270 this year, a reduction of 40 per cent. The minimum standard requires that at least 30 per cent of pupils gain 5A*-C grades at GCSE including maths and English.
Stereotypes of today’s youth as,’ violent’ ‘disrespectful’ or ‘apathetic’ have been challenged by a survey of 16-25 year olds which revealed a very different picture. The survey was carried out by the National Young Volunteers Service, a charity which aims to inspire a new generation of volunteers.
By Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller
At some time everyone in a position of authority, whether in a multi-national corporation or a local volunteer group, wonders what the key to great leadership is. Ken Blanchard, whose books on leadership have sold over 20 million copies, and Mark Miller, who worked his way up from line worker to vice president of one of the largest fast-food chains in the country give an answer to that question.