My School and your school

  • Chris Bonnor

26 February 2010My School promises to compare like with like, but a close look at thirty-six “average” schools reveals the limitations of this way of measuring achievement, writes Chris Bonnor

THE LAUNCH of the My School website at the end of January was accompanied by fanfare and media hype over what it said about schools, and an equal amount of hype about what it didn’t say. Now that the dust has settled it’s time to have a clear look at what My School actually does and doesn’t say about any school...

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