Pupils who follow a religion do better in class… even if they are not studying at a faith school, new research shows
by Steve Doughty, Mailonline: Teenagers who believe in God are likely to get better exam results than those who don’t, a major study has found. Children aged 14 who say that faith is important in their lives typically go on to pass more GCSEs than non-believing pupils. The difference amounts to more than a third of an extra GCSE on average. However the findings do show, they said, that teenagers who go to faith schools are more likely to hold religious beliefs when they reach the age of...
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