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View Questions by Category: No category found Browse "Standards" Questions There are 4 questions found in this category: Is the Current First/Middle and High School structure in Northumberland inferior to a Two Tier Primary/Secondary structure? Almost all commentators now agree that the key difference in educational performance comes from leadership and quality teaching, not from the structure of the school “We accept as a Department that ...... ●●●●● Last Update: 2005-10-09 Views: 2811 Do schools in Northumberland have Low Standards? Pupils in Northumberland score in the top third of all schools in the country. You can use statistics to prove anything, but Northumberland County Council consistently paint the worst possible picture of ...... ●●●●● Last Update: 2005-10-09 Views: 1204 Will standards improve by a change to 2-tier? There is absolutely no evidence to suggest standards will improve. Ruth Kelly (Secretary of State for Education) and Tony Blair have both said there is no evidence that a 2-tier system ...... ●●●●● Last Update: 2005-07-26 Views: 1564 Are the educational standards in Northumberland poor? No. The results produced by the schools in Northumberland place us in the top 30% nationally. Some schools are better than others and there are some definite areas of weakness that ...... ●●●●● Last Update: 2005-07-24 Views: 1509