Bright pupils 'falling two years behind peers in Far East' - Telegraph

'Bright schoolchildren from England are falling two years behind their peers in other countries by the end of secondary school, according to research.

Figures show that the cleverest pupils often match the best performers in leading Far Eastern nations by the age of 10 in mathematics but then start to lose ground.

By the time they reach 16, children are the equivalent of two years behind those in counties such as Hong Kong and Taiwan, it emerged.'

Per http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/9885577/Bright-pupils-falling-two-years-behind-peers-in-Far-East.html

The dumbing down of education in England and Wales is a crime but so long as the Labour party is so intertwined with the teaching unions and the Conservative party is lead by a liberal, matters will not improve.

Where is the BBC coverage of this report?