Chris Keates: «The Government should take note of the clear message from this report that the
most effective education systems are designed around students and learning, build teacher capacity and engage all learners».
He chaired a key committee and, being the most deeply knowledgeable member of the commission, was influential in creating what has turned out to be the most democratic and
effective education system in Asia, one that since the 1940s has outstripped the school system of the United States in equality of educational opportunity and level of achievement.
«To avert this national scandal, Government must reassess its plans and make substantial new funding an urgent priority so that all schools have sufficient money to run
an effective education system.»
The situation is now so critical that it requires firm and decisive action» and «presents a substantial risk to the functioning of
an effective education system».
If differentiated learning is a must today for
any effective education system, then the need for standardized testing is much less important than it used to be.
Measures that identify students in need of extra help are an essential part of
an effective education system, but they must not be attached to high stakes.
Anna Vignoles, one of the researchers and professor of education at the University of Cambridge, said: «Teachers are the heart of
an effective education system.
Ensuring all students have the opportunity to attend high - quality preschool, regardless of income and geography, is a key component of
an effective education system that prepares students for success in school...
«We seek to ultimately ensure that education no longer views or needs to view health as an extra or adjunct to education, but rather as foundational to
an effective education system.