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Off-rolling

Off-rolling or offrolling is the practice in the United Kingdom whereby pupils are removed from the school roll for reasons that suit the school's, rather than the pupil's, interests. This often involves schools removing low-achieving pupils prior to public exams taking place, in order to boost the school's statistics.

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Off-rolling or offrolling is the practice in the United Kingdom whereby pupils are removed from the school roll for reasons that suit the school's, rather than the pupil's, interests. This often involves schools removing low-achieving pupils prior to public exams taking place, in order to boost the school's statistics.

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  1. publication date: 2019 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the publication date is "2019". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1325904975

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