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China.org.cn, June 14 - According to a report on the UK's The Guardian website on June 13, Sir Michael Wilshaw, the Chief Inspector of Schools, believes that teaching in state schools fails to meet the needs of some gifted students, an issue that should be taken seriously by the nation. At the secondary school level, two-thirds of the most exceptionally bright students fail to achieve excellent results in their GCSE examinations.
Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education) requires schools to focus on the cultivation of top students. Each student will have a parent-school contact card, allowing parents to stay informed about their child's learning progress at any time and understand how their child is performing compared to others.
In a report on Wednesday (June 12), Wilshaw pointed out: It is a deeply frustrating fact that many capable students in UK state comprehensive schools are not reaching their full potential. This year, nearly two-thirds of students who achieved excellent results at the end of primary school failed to reach an A in their GCSEs, an increase of 65,000 compared to 2012. GCSE results can be used to predict a student's performance in university entrance exams. Therefore, these results are crucial, as they indicate whether a student will be able to successfully enter a prestigious higher education institution in a few years.
Ofsted sent inspectors to investigate 41 state schools in the UK, observing 2,000 lessons to see how schools nurture students with potential. Wilshaw said: "The results are shocking. Some schools do not even know which students have the most potential. Many students are not trying their best, yet teachers already consider their work to be very good."
The UK Department for Education agrees with the conclusions of Ofsted. Secondary schools must ensure that all students, including those who are highly gifted, reach their full potential. Consequently, the curriculum will become more challenging, and requirements will be raised.
While schools strive to improve, the state should also take on its due responsibility by allocating special funds to find better ways to stimulate student potential.
