- The document discusses trends in education in the UK, including that 5% of China's population is around the same as the entire population of the UK and that China has more gifted students than the total number of students in the UK. - It notes that while 98% of 12-year-olds in the UK want to do well in school, only 38% look forward to going, and over 1.4 million UK pupils have their own web page. - The document also states that half of what students learn in their first year of a three-year university program will be outdated by the time they complete their studies.

7. The 5% of the population in China

8. of the UK

9. 7%

10. They have more gifted & talented students, than we have students

16. UK

17. It is estimated that

21. According to former US Secretary of Education Richard Riley…

28. Great Britain … in 1900

30. In the UK, 98% of 12 year-olds want “ to do well at school ”

31. And yet, only 38% look forward to going to school.

32. According to BBC News, a new blog is created every second .

36. 1,400,000 UK pupils have their own web page.

45. It is estimated that a week’s worth of The Times…

51. For students starting a three-year university degree, this means that . . .

52. half of what they learn in their first year of study will be outdated by the end of their studies.

54. fibre

59. 7 out of 10 teenagers have a handheld games machine

60. 9 out of 10 teenagers have a home computer , a mobile phone and a games console

61. 84% of young people play computer games at least once a fortnight

62. 72% of teachers never play computer games

65. £500