It is, unfortunately, an ongoing trend in the devolved countries of the UK. The following graphic from
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-50642855 Pisa test result averages in science
Scores of 15-year-old pupils, UK nations
Where attainment, in this case in Science in the devolved nations has consistently fallen further than in England. Scotland used to be "well up there", but its very clear to see what devolution is doing to the education systems of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Of course, England is falling too, just not as much as the others. Perhaps an indication that modern education isn't cutting it, and there should be a return to some of the ways that we know worked.
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