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An analysis of the impact of the Accelerated Learning Project with year 11 students in Bristol schools, Bristol City Council
Resource type
Journal Article
Authors/contributors
- Davies, John Dwyfor (Author)
- Last, Kathryn (Author)
- Smart, Dean (Author)
Title
An analysis of the impact of the Accelerated Learning Project with year 11 students in Bristol schools, Bristol City Council
Abstract
1.1 Context
In the summer of 2005, thirty-six per cent of Year 11 pupils in the City of
Bristol Local Authority (LA) schools achieved 5 or more GCSE A*-C grades
compared to the national average of 57%, with other further indicators of
under performance. This resulted in considerable disquiet locally and much
negative media interest.
Bristol is England‟s eighth largest city and is the biggest population centre in
the South West government region. Areas of the City are very multicultural,
with about 10% of young Bristolians having English as an additional language.
The regional importance, and service industry/financial base, of the city
attracts a higher than average number of graduates to employment in greater
Bristol, but conversely 28% of adults locally have limited or no qualifications.
Some districts enjoy considerable wealth and 24% of the regions employment
is centred here, with the local unemployment figure below the national
average at 3.1% of the working age population. There are also pockets of
extreme socio-economic deprivation, with some wards within the bottom
percentage point of the most socio-economically deprived districts in England.
75% of Bristol 11-16 year olds are educated in the LA secondary schools, with
the remainder educated in the schools of neighbouring LAs or in the large
local independent sector.
Date
2020/06/19
Language
en
Accessed
19/06/2020, 06:49
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Citation
Davies, J. D., Last, K., & Smart, D. (2020). An analysis of the impact of the Accelerated Learning Project with year 11 students in Bristol schools, Bristol City Council. https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1035679
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