GreekIslandGirl wrote:kurupetos wrote:MrH wrote:Being a British born turkish Cypriot...
Is that your excuse for being so stupid?
He can't help it. He's one of the "Turkish Speaking" (TS) problems that let Britain down ....Some of the key findings are as follows. Educational underachievement amongst TS pupils was identified thirty years ago, however little has been done by local authorities to address the problem. This underachievement is partly a result of low expectations by teachers and other education service providers, the invisibility of TS communities in educational policies, structures and procedures and poor school-home-community relations. TS pupils have the lowest or second lowest educational achievement across nine Local Education Authorities [LEAs] in London based on Key Stages 1,2,3 and GCSE examination results; this position [where data is available] has not changed over the years and is unlikely to change in the near future. Turkish Cypriot pupils are the highest TS achievers, yet remain below local and national averages.
http://www.researchasylum.org.uk/?lid=1122
Show some sympathy.
Priceless info. Thanks phoenix.