General Article Single-sex schools breed high hopes

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A recent Ofsted report reveals that girls at single-sex schools are more likely to avoid preparing for ‘stereotypically female’ careers than their contemporaries in co-educational schools. Despite a downturn in admissions to all-girls’ schools, this report, alongside news that almost a third of independent UK girls’ schools are turning out 2012 Olympic hopefuls, suggests that it might be time to sit up and take notice of single-sex schools again.
In the recent Ofsted report Girls’ Career Aspir...

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