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By Richard Garner Visits would raise primary school pupils' aspirations, says government report All children should pay at least one visit to a university while they are still at primary school, a government report recommends today. Activities such as punting on the river Cam, having lunch in the college of one of the country's most elite universities and touring historic settings could all be helpful in persuading youngsters - particularly those from disadvantaged areas - to pursue the...

By Dominic Lawson BRITAIN HAS the best schools in the world. Why else would leading figures in countries such as China and Russia send their children to learn here, rather than in their own educational systems? Their choice is not based on mere social aspiration: the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) has produced figures showing that British schools came top out of all 62 groups in science and maths. Here's the hitch, though: this was a survey which divided schools in...