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1. How Children Succeed: grit, curiosity and the hidden power of character  by Paul Tough

Chosen by  Nicky Morgan, secretary of state for education and minister for women and equalities

“There should be no tension between academic success and character education - the two are mutually dependent. Paul Tough’s How Children Succeed offers an important contribution to the debate around the role of character education in schools and, in particular, the value it can have for disadvantaged pupils. I want all children, no matter what their background, to leave school well rounded, with a range of interests.”

2. Leading in a Culture of Change  by Michael Fullan

Chosen by Sir Tim Brighouse, former schools commissioner for London, education author and TES columnist

“Michael Fullan’s book is cheap and a quick read, so it starts with two great advantages for busy school leaders. You could start each senior leadership team meeting with a short debate on each chapter. I guarantee it will help your school be a better and more cheerful place to learn and teach. The Idiot Teacher by Gerard Holmes, Bounce by Matthew Syed and Howard Gardner’s Education and Development of the Mind should also be must-reads.”

3. Children, Their World, Their Education: final report and recommendations of the Cambridge Primary Review  edited by Robin Alexander

Chosen by Dame Alison Peacock, executive headteacher at The Wroxham School and TES columnist

“This has to be the most important book in recent times for all those interested in primary education. The book and the accompanying volume of research papers provide a compelling synthesis of published educational research and findings that relate to the full range of issues encountered by everyone working with primary-aged children. It focuses on three core principles: equity, expertise and empowerment.”

4. The Creative Destruction of Medicine: how the digital revolution will create better health care  by Eric Topol

Chosen by Sir Kevan Collins, chief executive, Education Endowment Foundation

“I love roaming in related disciplines searching for clues and paths to our future. This book shows us how the powerful combination of good science and technology is already delivering ‘ultra-personalised’ health solutions. It also demonstrates how continuous feedback and automated alerts manage risk, and help promote fitness and wellbeing. Eric Topol points the way to a revolution that will sweep through our profession. It reminds us that informed citizens and democratic checks are essential if we are to deliver the benefits of technology to all.”

5. Why Don’t Students Like School: a cognitive scientist answers questions about how the mind works and what it means for the classroom  by Daniel Willingham

Chosen by  Nick Gibb, minister of state for schools

“Dan Willingham argues that we expect too much of students in terms of capabilities and skills, without focusing enough on the knowledge required to develop them. He demonstrates how the limitations of working memory, and the power of knowledge stored in long-term memory, should guide classroom practice.”

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E D Hirsch, founder of the Core Knowledge Foundation, author and professor emeritus of education and humanities at the University of Virginia

“In my experience, when teachers are informed about current cognitive science they are moved to change their practice for the better. Here, Dan Willingham explains the science clearly and agreeably.”

Daisy Christodoulou, head of education research, ARK

“Dan Willingham is brilliant at explaining complicated science clearly, offering useful reference to real classroom problems. Read it and you will never plan a lesson in the same way again.”

6. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time  by Mark Haddon

Chosen by Samantha Twiselton, director of Sheffield Institute of Education

“The plot, characters, themes and perspectives that are so beautifully and movingly articulated have powerful messages for all involved in education. Importantly, Haddon has said: ‘[It is] not a book about Asperger’s…if anything it’s a novel about difference, about being an outsider, about seeing the world in a surprising and revealing way.’ The novel should give all who read it important insights into their students’ perspectives on the world.”

7. The Tail: how England’s schools fail one child in five - and what can be done  edited by Paul Marshall

Chosen by David Laws, executive chairman, CentreForum

“This focuses on the causes and the consequences of the lowest achieving quintile of children, who leave school without basic skills in literacy and numeracy. The power of this book comes from the fact that it challenges existing notions and demonstrates that, with strong commitment and effective incentives, ‘the tail’ is neither intractable nor immovable. Importantly, it puts teachers right at the heart of this challenge, reflecting growing evidence that the leadership and dedication of teachers can make the single biggest difference to improving outcomes for the tail.”

8.  Switch: how to change things when change is hard  by Chip and Dan Heath

Chosen by Dylan Wiliam, emeritus professor of educational assessment at UCL Institute of Education

“Perhaps the most counterproductive idea in professional development over recent years has been that teachers need to share good practice - most teachers already have more good ideas than they can use in a lifetime. What they lack is time and support in putting their ideas into practice. In other words, professional development needs to focus on changing practice, rather than sharing practice; not knowledge giving, but habit changing. That’s why I recommend every teacher should read this book. It’s a brilliant, readable summary of the research on habit change.”

9.  How to Win Friends and Influence People  by Dale Carnegie

Chosen by Vicki Davis, author of the Cool Cat Teacher blog (@coolcatteacher) and host of educational podcast Every Classroom Matters

“Schools are full of people. People need respect, love and attention, not manipulation and coercion. I’ve read this book on working with people at least once a year since I was 12. I’m still improving as I apply the ideas in this book. Kids still benefit from this book. Life is full of people; when we respect them, we all win.”

10. To Kill a Mockingbird  by Harper Lee

Chosen by Chris Keates, general secretary, National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers

“This is a timeless story about childhood and a child’s-eye view that conveys an understanding of human behaviour, justice and compassion, which is much needed in these times, when far too many lives continue to be blighted by inequality and prejudice. Its messages are as hard-hitting today as they were when it was first written.”

11.  Legacy: what the All Blacks can teach us about the business of life  by James Kerr

Chosen by Neil Carmichael, Conservative MP for Stroud, chair of the Commons Education Select Committee

“This book analyses the secrets of the most successful rugby team in history and how their disciplines in character, preparation and responsibility can be used by leaders in all fields. I know of school leaders who have already applied many of the tips to their work and I believe it’s of great use for inspirational leadership in education.”

12.  The Art of Being a Brilliant Teenager  by Andy Cope, Andy Whittaker, Darrell Woodman and Amy Bradley

Chosen by Charlotte Vere, executive director, Girls’ Schools Association

“At a recent conference, Andy Cope delivered one of the best opening sessions I have heard on ‘The Art of Happiness’: from ‘special pants’ (yes, that’s right) to ‘mood hooverers’. It gave everyone there a basic belief that happiness is a state of mind that can and should be encouraged. So I bought my two children his book, which focuses on the younger mind. With all the talk around poor mental health in teenagers, it’s got to be worth a try, right?”

13.  Visible Learning for Teachers: maximizing impact on learning  by John Hattie

Chosen by Mary Bousted, general secretary, Association of Teachers and Lecturers

“Recognising what makes a difference enables reflection on how to do more that makes a positive difference. Reading this book should make obvious the swathes of time-consuming tasks that make no (or worse, negative) impact, making them easy to remove. It is fabulously well-researched.”

14.  The Hidden Lives of Learners  by Graham Nuthall

Chosen by Lee Elliot Major, chief executive of the Sutton Trust, a trustee of the Education Endowment Foundation and co-author of the Sutton Trust-EEF toolkit for schools

“ The Hidden Lives of Learners lays bare the truth of what really happens in classrooms. Hundreds of hours of videotape evidence expose the crude inefficiencies of everyday teaching: 50 per cent of what teachers teach, children already know; 80 per cent of pupils’ time is spent pretending to listen; teachers talk 75 per cent of the time. This book shows why effective feedback is so key to learning.”

15.  Why Do I Need a Teacher When I’ve Got Google? The essential guide to the big issues for every 21st century teacher  by Ian Gilbert

Chosen by Julie Robinson, general secretary, Independent Schools Council

“This is a humorous roller coaster of a book, full of big ideas to improve learning and make you a better teacher. Ian Gilbert inspires through insightful, enthusiastic, reflective and well-researched wisdom and experience. Read it to ensure that you are not falling into bad-teacher traps.”

16. The Logic of Scientific Discovery  by Karl Popper

Chosen by Russell Hobby, general secretary, National Association of Headteachers

“I recommend this because of its unflinching analysis and its fascinating account of the accumulation of knowledge. An additional book for school leaders is The Halo Effect by Phil Rosenzweig - it promotes a healthy scepticism about ‘advice’, and urges trust in your common sense rather than fashion.”

17. The Predictable Failure of Educational Reform: can we change course before it’s too late?  by Seymour B Sarason

Chosen by Pasi Sahlberg, Finnish educator, author and visiting professor of practice at Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University

“This book really changed the way I thought about my own school. It helped me to understand the importance of the culture of the school and how beliefs, habits and power relations between people are keys to school change. The Predictable Failure of Educational Reform is a must-read for teachers who want enriched perspectives to teaching and school improvement.”

18. Rebel Yell: the violence, passion and redemption of Stonewall Jackson  by S C Gwynne

Chosen by Barbara Oakley, professor of engineering, Oakland University, and author and co-instructor of the popular Mooc Learning How to Learn

“S C Gwynne’s book helps us to understand that even the most reviled among us can have unexpected depth of character and ability. Teachers can bring this inspiring example to mind when they face challenges with the students who are in their charge.”

19. The Expert Learner: challenging the myth of ability  by Gordon Stobart

Chosen by Tim Oates, group director, Assessment Research & Development

“In 2011, a draft of the new national curriculum for primary maths came back to me and ministers with all mentions of ‘practice’ red-penned by officials. They said: ‘Practice in maths is just dull repetition of the same thing. It will switch children off the subject.’ We reinstated the word. Doing so felt contrary to the educational zeitgeist at the time, so we were relieved at the publication of Gordon Stobart’s brilliant, iconoclastic, evidence-driven analysis book, which puts practice at the heart of learning.”

20. The People: the rise and fall of the working class 1910-2010  by Selina Todd

Chosen by Christine Blower, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers

“Policymakers talk a lot about the ‘disadvantaged’, but they hardly ever listen to them. Selina Todd’s book is a marvellous corrective to that attitude. Based on the voices of working-class people, it charts the history of ‘those who won wars, who got an education against the odds and who worked hard to give their children the best possible start’. Now, as inequality rises and austerity bites, the ‘anger and defiance’ of ‘the people’ have been muted. But as Todd points out, their experience shows us that social injustice can be challenged.”

21. The Smartest Kids in the World: and how they got that way  by Amanda Ripley

Chosen by Andreas Schleicher, director for the Directorate of Education and Skills, OECD

“Amanda Ripley follows three American teenagers who each chose to spend one school year living and learning in a different country: Finland, South Korea and Poland. Through their adventures, Ripley discovers startling truths about how attitudes, parenting and rigorous teaching have revolutionised these countries’ education results. Ripley’s astonishing insights reveal how kids learn to think for themselves, and that persistence and resilience matter more to our children’s life chances than self-esteem or sports.”

22. Outliers: the story of success  by Malcolm Gladwell

Chosen by Helen Fraser, chief executive of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST)

“This is a must-read for teaching staff. Gladwell explores why some people achieve so much more than others, and puts forward the theory that none of us is naturally talented. Rather, we become good at things by working away, for 10,000 hours, at whatever it is we want to excel in.”

23. Black Swan Green  by David Mitchell

Chosen by Becky Francis, professor of education and social justice, King’s College London

“Besides being a gripping, insightful and hugely well-crafted ‘coming of age’ tale, Black Swan Green provides a timely reminder that schools really have got better since the 1980s. It also conveys the intensity and vulnerability of adolescence without ever patronising, and includes some reminders of the difference that great teachers can make.”

24. Thinking, Fast and Slow  by Daniel Kahneman

Chosen by Sam Freedman, acting executive director of programmes at Teach First and TES columnist

“Teachers are bombarded with theories about how best to do their job, so it’s crucial to understand how to make open-minded, sceptical judgements about what is and isn’t worth trying. Start with this - it’s an excellent guide to why our reasoning is so often misguided.”

25. Measuring Up: what educational testing really tells us  by Daniel Koretz

Chosen by Amanda Spielman, chief regulator and chair, Ofqual

“This book explains, with fascinating examples, the principles of testing and test design, including validity and reliability. By the end, the reader is well equipped to avoid many common pitfalls.”

26. Reading Without Nonsense  by Frank Smith

Chosen by Nancie Atwell, author, teacher, winner of the inaugural Global Teacher Prize and founder of the Center for Teaching and Learning

“As a literacy teacher for 40 years, Frank Smith continues to be the theorist who most informs my work with children. In this refreshing book, Smith rightly characterises much reading instruction as ‘ritual and nonsense’, starting with an overreliance on systematic phonics in both the UK and US. Instead, he urges teachers to understand what skilled readers actually do and what the beginning reader is trying to do.”

27. I Am Malala: the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban  by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb

Chosen by Julia Gillard, chair of the board of directors, Global Partnership for Education

“I suggest keeping a copy to hand and letting it inspire you on the days when the disadvantage that follows some children to school seems impossible to overcome, and when it all seems too hard. A book to remind us that education is precious, sought-after and fought for.”

28. On Liberty  by John Stuart Mill

Chosen by Baroness Warnock, philosopher and chair of The Warnock Report (1978) Special Educational Needs

“Mill speaks of the ‘tyranny of the majority’, the fetters imposed on the individual by the need to conform to the role society has assigned them. Teachers must avoid stereotyping their students by categorising them: she’s a girl; he’s a West Indian; she’s a spoiled only child; he’s from a deprived background. Teachers should hope beyond expectation. All classroom teaching involves a degree of manipulation. On Liberty serves as an exacting warning.”

29. How to Create Kind Schools  by Jenny Hulme

Chosen by Professor Sonia Blandford, founder and chief executive of Achievement for All

“This book is very different from other guides to bullying. Uniquely, it brings together 12 charities (and their celebrity ambassadors) to discuss bullying, and how to prevent it. Readers are invited into settings embracing the charities’ ideas and that reveal magnificent and moving results. From peer mentors to gay role models, achievement coaches to a touring Gypsy and Traveller theatre group, the stories are threaded together by a focus on promoting understanding. They demonstrate how we can all help create a generation of ambassadors for tolerance and diversity, and how a kind school is a good school, but a really kind school is an outstanding school.”

30.  The Science of Learning  (Deans for Impact)

Chosen by  Tom Bennett,   TES   columnist, behaviour expert and teacher

“I believe this text is one of the most important reference guides for teachers published in many years, and should be compulsory reading in initial teacher training. It offers a super-brief summary of what the best research tells us about how children really learn, how memory, attention and focus work and, more importantly, what this means for classroom practice. In an educational system where terrible science often dominates, it’s refreshing to see something so carefully put together, and translated into a language that neither patronises nor confuses the classroom practitioner. It’s brilliant and, best of all, completely free to download.”

31.  Team of Rivals: the political genius of Abraham Lincoln  by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Chosen by Angela Constance MSP, Scottish education secretary

“I often recommend to friends and colleagues Doris Kearns Goodwin’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Abraham Lincoln. She narrates wonderfully how he rose to become the unexpected winner of the Republican nomination for president by building alliances. In office, he brought together all his former rivals into a cabinet team and used all their talents to win the Civil War and to amend the constitution to bring an end to slavery.”

32.  Treasure Island  by Robert Louis Stevenson

Chosen by Larry Flanagan, general secretary of the EIS teaching union and a former English teacher

“Teachers should read primarily for enjoyment; for the chance to escape to a different reality - to experience different worlds. The choice is endless, but if I was to advocate a single book, and that inevitably is a challenge, I would suggest  Treasure Island  by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is a book I remember with joy from my childhood and which I have re-read several times. The storyline may well be familiar to many but only reading the text allows Stevenson’s art with language and imagery to transport you to an adventure beyond compare - it certainly did with me as a child, cementing a life-long love of books.”

33. The Blunders of Our Governments  by Anthony King and Ivor Crewe

Chosen by John Dunford, chair of Whole Education

“Teachers are more subject than most people to the winds of policy change as governments and secretaries of state (33 since 1944) change and an increasing amount of legislation is introduced. The causes of government blunders are many - the cultural disconnect between governing and governed, media-led panic, the musical chairs of ministers and civil servants, the divorce between policymaking and implementation, impatient ministers and short-termism, to name some of the causes that have undoubtedly blighted education policy for the past 30 years. The education example in the book is the Individual Learning Accounts fiasco (the ‘great training robbery’‘of 1996-2001). Teachers will no doubt add their own suggestions.”

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Education Rankings by Country 2024

There is a correlation between a country's educational system quality and its economic status, with developed nations offering higher quality education.

The U.S., despite ranking high in educational system surveys, falls behind in math and science scores compared to many other countries.

Educational system adequacy varies globally, with some countries struggling due to internal conflicts, economic challenges, or underfunded programs.

While education levels vary from country to country, there is a clear correlation between the quality of a country's educational system and its general economic status and overall well-being. In general, developing nations tend to offer their citizens a higher quality of education than the least developed nations do, and fully developed nations offer the best quality of education of all. Education is clearly a vital contributor to any country's overall health.

According to the Global Partnership for Education , education is considered to be a human right and plays a crucial role in human, social, and economic development . Education promotes gender equality, fosters peace, and increases a person's chances of having more and better life and career opportunities.

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." — Nelson Mandela

The annual Best Countries Report , conducted by US News and World Report, BAV Group, and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania , reserves an entire section for education. The report surveys thousands of people across 78 countries, then ranks those countries based upon the survey's responses. The education portion of the survey compiles scores from three equally-weighted attributes: a well-developed public education system, would consider attending university there, and provides top-quality education. As of 2023, the top ten countries based on education rankings are:

Countries with the Best Educational Systems - 2021 Best Countries Report*

Ironically, despite the United States having the best-surveyed education system on the globe, U.S students consistently score lower in math and science than students from many other countries. According to a Business Insider report in 2018, the U.S. ranked 38th in math scores and 24th in science. Discussions about why the United States' education rankings have fallen by international standards over the past three decades frequently point out that government spending on education has failed to keep up with inflation.

It's also worthwhile to note that while the Best Countries study is certainly respectable, other studies use different methodologies or emphasize different criteria, which often leads to different results. For example, the Global Citizens for Human Rights' annual study measures ten levels of education from early childhood enrollment rates to adult literacy. Its final 2020 rankings look a bit different:

Education Rates of Children Around the World

Most findings and ranking regarding education worldwide involve adult literacy rates and levels of education completed. However, some studies look at current students and their abilities in different subjects.

One of the most-reviewed studies regarding education around the world involved 470,000 fifteen-year-old students. Each student was administered tests in math, science, and reading similar to the SAT or ACT exams (standardized tests used for college admissions in the U.S.) These exam scores were later compiled to determine each country's average score for each of the three subjects. Based on this study, China received the highest scores , followed by Korea, Finland , Hong Kong , Singapore , Canada , New Zealand , Japan , Australia and the Netherlands .

On the down side, there are many nations whose educational systems are considered inadequate. This could be due to internal conflict, economic problems, or underfunded programs. The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization's Education for All Global Monitoring Report ranks the following countries as having the world's worst educational systems:

Countries with the Lowest Adult Literacy Rates

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If Bridgerton has been getting you all hot under the collar of late, and you’re looking to turn things up a notch, then a smutty romance book might be just what you’re looking for.

And boy do we have the perfect reads for you! The sexiest stories on Goodreads have been revealed and the top books have been described as ‘panty melting’ and downright ‘dirty’. 

Three different Goodreads categories have been ranked meaning there are LOTS of books to choose from, including the sauciest BookTok reads , the spiciest romantasy (romantic fantasy) reads, and the sexiest romance reads.

We all know it’s the top picks for each category that you’re going to be most interested in though, so here’s a look at the hottest of the bunch, according to an analysis by lingerie company, Pour Moi.

The Sweetest Oblivion by Danielle Lori was revealed as the sauciest BookTok read with a ‘spice score’ of 4.68 out of 5, and more than 249,000 ratings online. 

It’s the first of three in the Made Men series, but each book is a stand-alone novel.

The New York Times bestseller has a mafia-based plotline and revolves around the characters Nico and Elena. But a trigger warning is probably needed here — it’s a pretty dark story, perhaps not one for the squeamish as it involves a lot of crime and a lot of blood, but also a lot of sexy scenes and TikTokers can’t seem to get enough.

@edenvictorria #booktok #mademen #mademenseries #thesweetestoblivion #themaddestobsession #thedarkesttemptation #bookreview #romancebooks #romancebooktok #mafiabooks ♬ original sound – Eden Victoria

Taking to the video app, @liviaaadianeee claimed the book had her ‘in a chokehold’, while @kayy.aansti said: ‘I’m currently reading it and I’m speechless, like I’m on my knees for [Nico].’

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Similarly, @husna_786 commented: ‘This book was my Roman Empire,’ and @nicole._.xo proclaimed: ‘I have not read a book that tops The Sweetest Oblivion’.

@edenvictorria, added: ‘Oh my word, this is probably my favourite book of 2022. I don’t know why I like this book so much but I do. I’ve re-read it so many times it’s actually unhealthy.’

If you’d prefer something with a little less murder, then there’s always Mister O by Lauren Blakely which was the number one pick for the sexiest romance reads on Goodreads, with a spice score of 3.94 out of 5.

One reviewer, Jen McCoy, claimed it was so hot they needed a fan and a new pair of underwear after reading it. She posted: ‘Someone get me a fan, stat! And a new pair of panties! Because Nick and Harper’s super hot sexting set me on fire! Seriously, this whole book is filled with witty flirty, banter and super sexy innuendo, so be ready!’

She continued: ‘The funny is perfection, the dirty will make your panties melt right off of you, and the sweetness that is Nick and Harper is off-the-charts swoon worthy,’

While another user shared: ‘Lauren Blakely!!!! How do you manage to give it to us EVERY SINGLE TIME?!?! When I want something sexy, funny, dirty, and a feel good kinda read, I know I can always count on you!!’ 

The book revolves around Mister Orgasm, also known as Nick, and his best friend’s little sister, Harper. While Nick is described as a ‘superhero of pleasure’, Harper is in need of some help with men, so she turns to Mister O for a lesson and, as you can imagine, things escalate from there.

The third and final number one is Obsession by Jennifer L. Armentrout, which came out trumps as the spiciest book in the romantasy category on Goodreads, scoring a strong 4.91 out of 5 for spice.

This one might be controversial for fans of Sarah J. Maas’ ACOTAR series, or the more recent Fourth Wing books who likely expected one of these to come out on top, but according to this research, Jennifer L. is the leading author in this genre, with six books making it into the top 15.

Obsession is another pretty dark tale, which weaves aliens, ruthless killers, and sizzling romance into one stand-alone book which follows Hunter, a ruthless killer who has to break all of the rules to protect a woman who witnessed something she was never meant to see.

Goodreads reviews hail the book as ‘bloody f***ing amazing’ and claimed Hunter’s character gave them a ‘lady boner’. If you’re looking for a fictional male that’s ‘arrogant, possessive and protective’, then this one’s for you apparently.

The spiciest books, according to Goodreads:

The spiciest BookTok books on Goodreads

• The Sweetest Oblivion by Danielle Lori
• Managed by Kristen Callihan
• Scandalous by L.J. Shen
• Priest by Sierra Simone
• The Score by Elle Kennedy
• Not My Romeo by Ilsa Madden-Mills
• The Maddest Obsession by Danielle Lori
• Idol by Kristen Callihan
• Defy by L.J. Shen
• The Deal by Elle Kennedy
• Ruckus by L.J. Shen
• Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
• Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas
• Kiss the Sky by Krista Ritchie
• Carter Reed by Tijan

The spiciest romantasy books on Goodreads

• Obsession by Jennifer L. Armentrout
• From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout
• A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
• Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout
• Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco
• A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L. Armentrout
• A ​Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
• A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer L. Armentrout
• The ​Crown of Gilded Bones by Jennifer L. Armentrout
• Punk 57 by Penelope Douglas
• Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
• Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa
• The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen
• A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair
• House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

The spiciest romance books on Goodreads

• Mister O by Lauren Blakely
• The Sexy One by Lauren Blakely
• Real by Katy Evans
• Slade by Victoria Ashley
• Undressed by Avery Aster
• Liberating Lacey by Anne Calhoun
• Breach by K.I. Lynn
• Dirty Filthy Rich Men by Laurelin Paige
• Leave Me Breathless by Cherrie Lynn
• Jizziebelle, The Belle of Burlesque by Kat Crimson
• Sweet Filthy Boy by Christina Lauren
• Knight & Play by Kitty French
• Wicked Burn by Beth Kery
• First Touch by Laurelin Paige
• Night Owl by M. Pierce

To create the rankings, Goodreads scraped book names, authors, number of reviews, and the average overall ratings from three category pages on Goodreads — BookTok, Romance and Romantasy.

They then analysed all the reviews to discover how many times each book had been described using a sexy keyword. E.g. Sexy, hot, smut, spicy, naughty etc. Using this, plus the number of reviews and overall ratings they were able to create a ‘spice score’ and ranked the top 15 for each accordingly.

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The UK is perhaps one of the most popular destinations for both working professionals and students from all over the world to pursue and carve out a career.

However, before anyone gets their student or work visa approved, they will need to sit for IELTS and meet the requirements to be able to access academic or professional opportunities in the UK.

But are you taking the right type of IELTS that is required?

Read on to find out if you are on the right track!

There are five types of IELTS tests: IELTS Academic, IELTS General Training, IELTS for UKVI (Academic), IELTS for UKVI (General Training) and IELTS Life Skills. But first, which type of test should you take if you are a student or a working professional?

The IELTS General Training test is meant for individuals looking to migrate to countries such as Australia and the UK as well as to enter English speaking countries for secondary education, training and working opportunities.

The test helps to measure your English proficiency in a practical, everyday context such as social and workplace interactions.

The IELTS Academic test, however, is structured for people looking to study or train in a university or higher education institute that teaches in English at the undergraduate or postgraduate level.

Because of this, the IELTS Academic test is a more comprehensive test with differences in the reading and writing components.

There are essentially 4 sections of the IELTS test - Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking.

The Listening Section:

This involves listening to recordings of native English speakers and then answering a series of questions. This section will be similar for both IELTS General Training and IELTS Academic tests.

The Speaking Section:

In this test, candidates will be speaking with a certified IELTS Examiner where they will be discussing about a familiar topic through short and long questions. There is no difference here between IELTS General Training and IELTS Academic tests.

The Reading Section:

This test is meant to assess a candidate’s range of reading skills and there is a difference between IELTS General Training and IELTS Academic test.

The IELTS General Training test will be focusing more on passages relating to the workplace and general interest topics. This will include extracts from books, magazines, newspapers, advertisements and company handbooks.

The IELTS Academic test, however, will be more focused on texts which are descriptive, factual and analytical and will be coming from sources that include books and journals.

The Writing Section:

With 2 writing tasks in this section, there is a difference you should know between the IELTS General Training and IELTS Academic test.

For the IELTS General Training Test:

Task 1 involves writing a letter as a response to a situation and task 2 involves discussing an argument or point of view through an essay.

For the IELTS Academic Test:

Task 1 involves writing about facts and figures that are presented on graphs, charts or tables.

Task 2 involves writing an essay revolving around an academic topic where forming a well-organised argument packed with supporting examples is key.

For UK visa applications (both IELTS General Training and IELTS Academic), it is important to take your IELTS at a UKVI approved IELTS test centre. This means that in order to acquire a student visa, IELTS for UKVI is mandatory.

Those who are applying for a Tier 4 student visa to a Highly Trusted Sponsor (HTS) to study a bachelor or postgraduate degree are required to meet the English language level set by the institution. While all British universities and colleges accept IELTS results, you can also use your IELTS for UKVI scores.

At IDP, apart from helping students secure their university placements, we are a co-owner of IELTS itself and all our test centres are UKVI approved.

So whether you are looking to work in the UK or get your student visa to pursue your undergraduate degree, we offer both IELTS General Training and Academic tests.

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The listing on the London Stock Exchange of Raspberry Pi, the company launched 16 years ago to make small inexpensive computers, will “enable us to build more of the products you love, faster,” says co-founder Eben Upton, an Executive MBA graduate (EMBA 2009) of Cambridge Judge Business School.

The company’s 11 June listing on the London Stock Exchange as Raspberry Pi Holdings is a watershed moment for the company, and money raised by the Raspberry Pi Foundation in the initial public offering “will support its ambitions for global impact in its second decade,” Eben said in a post on the company’s website.

Shares in the company were initially priced at 280p each, valuing Raspberry Pi at £542m, and rose to 420p each by the end of the first week.

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“Nearly 16 years ago, in the autumn of 2008, a handful of us set off on this journey together. We were driven by a shared realisation that something had gone badly wrong in young people’s interaction with technology; a shared conviction that we should do something about it; and the beginnings of a shared idea of what that something might be,” he writes.

Raspberry Pi has since sold more than 60 million of its devices. Owing to the devices coupled with curriculum and teacher training initiatives of the Raspberry Pi foundation, “we have seen a resurgence in interest in computing among young people”.

“It’s been an incredible journey so far,” he said, adding, “There’s a lot more road ahead of us than there is behind.”

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In an interview last year as part of the CJBS Perspectives: Leadership in Unprecedented Times series organised by the Alumni & External Engagement team at the Business School, Eben said that beyond sparking new interest in computer science among young people, the Raspberry Pi mini-computer had also freed up “thousands if not tens of thousands” of engineers to do more creative things than build non-differentiating hardware platforms.

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