The 5% of the population in China
of the UK
7%
They have more gifted & talented students, than we have students
UK
According to former US Secretary of Education Richard Riley…
Great Britain …in 1900
In the UK, 98% of 12 year-olds want “to do well at school”
According to BBC News, a new blog is created every second.
1,400,000 UK pupils have their own web page.
It is estimated that a
week’s worth of The Times…
For students starting a three-year university degree,
this means that . . .
half of what they learn in their first
year of study will be outdated
by the end of their studies.
fibre
7 out of 10 teenagers have a handheld games machine
9 out of 10 teenagers have a home computer, a mobile phone and a games console
84% of young people play
computer games at least once a fortnight
72% of teachers never play
computer games
£500
Credits
• Karl Fisch, of Arapahoe High School in the US, conceived and created the first version of this presentation for a staff development day. And published it on the web… • http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com • Scott McLeod modified it, to make it more relevant to a wider context. And published it on the web… • Jeff Brenman, of Apollo Ideas, applied the creative design. And published it on the web… • http://www.apolloideas.com • Ray Fleming, of Microsoft, modified it to reflect a UK context. And published it on the web… If you modify this version, we’d all ask that you share it on the web too, so that others can benefit.