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| Global school tables: UK expected to lag behind Asia | Global school tables: UK expected to lag behind Asia |
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| International league tables comparing school standards are expected to show the UK is failing to catch up high-performing countries in Asia. | International league tables comparing school standards are expected to show the UK is failing to catch up high-performing countries in Asia. |
| The results of Pisa tests, assessing teenagers in reading, science and maths, will be published on Tuesday. | The results of Pisa tests, assessing teenagers in reading, science and maths, will be published on Tuesday. |
| UK government and opposition spokesmen have issued statements anticipating a poor showing in the tables. | UK government and opposition spokesmen have issued statements anticipating a poor showing in the tables. |
| School systems in Shanghai, Singapore and South Korea were strong performers in previous tests three years ago. | School systems in Shanghai, Singapore and South Korea were strong performers in previous tests three years ago. |
| Pupils in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales were among 500,000 around the world who took the tests. | Pupils in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales were among 500,000 around the world who took the tests. |
| The UK was only a middle-ranking, average performer in those tests, overtaken by Asian and Eastern European countries - and it is not expected that the UK will have made progress. | The UK was only a middle-ranking, average performer in those tests, overtaken by Asian and Eastern European countries - and it is not expected that the UK will have made progress. |
| Blame game | Blame game |
| The tests, run by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, have become a highly influential measure of international education standards. | The tests, run by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, have become a highly influential measure of international education standards. |
| Changes to the school system in England have been strongly linked with the need to match competitors in other countries. | |
| Labour's shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt has said that poor results would be evidence that "frenetic, attention-seeking changes" to the education system are failing to deliver improvements. | Labour's shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt has said that poor results would be evidence that "frenetic, attention-seeking changes" to the education system are failing to deliver improvements. |
| But Education Secretary Michael Gove says the forthcoming results will be a "verdict on the last government". | But Education Secretary Michael Gove says the forthcoming results will be a "verdict on the last government". |
| "These tests were taken in 2012 by children who had been educated almost entirely under Labour and before most of our reforms had even been introduced. | "These tests were taken in 2012 by children who had been educated almost entirely under Labour and before most of our reforms had even been introduced. |
| "The real test of our reforms will be how we do in a decade's time," said Mr Gove, who is responsible for education policy in England. | "The real test of our reforms will be how we do in a decade's time," said Mr Gove, who is responsible for education policy in England. |
| The CBI employers' organisation has emphasised the economic importance of keeping up with international education rivals. | The CBI employers' organisation has emphasised the economic importance of keeping up with international education rivals. |
| "No issue matters more to the UK economy over the long term than the quality of our education system," said Katja Hall, the CBI's chief policy director. | "No issue matters more to the UK economy over the long term than the quality of our education system," said Katja Hall, the CBI's chief policy director. |
| "High-performing schools are the best way to support economic growth and greater opportunity," she said. | "High-performing schools are the best way to support economic growth and greater opportunity," she said. |
| The test results from the OECD will show the big trends in global education standards. | The test results from the OECD will show the big trends in global education standards. |
| There has already been speculation in Finland that the results will be disappointing, for a country that in the past has been one of the world's top performers. | There has already been speculation in Finland that the results will be disappointing, for a country that in the past has been one of the world's top performers. |
| In these latest tests, China will be represented by high-performing regional administrations such as Shanghai and Hong Kong - but in future years it is expected there will be enough data for a whole-country figure for China. | In these latest tests, China will be represented by high-performing regional administrations such as Shanghai and Hong Kong - but in future years it is expected there will be enough data for a whole-country figure for China. |