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The National Child Development Study (NCDS) is a continuing, multi-disciplinary longitudinal study which follows the lives of 17,415 people born in England, Scotland and Wales from 17,205 women during the week of 3–9 March 1958. The results from this study helped reduce infant mortality and were instrumental in improving maternity services in ...
The Sri Lankan Ordinary Level (O-level) formerly called Senior School Certificate (SSC), is a General Certificate of Education (GCE) qualification in Sri Lanka, conducted by the Department of Examinations of the Ministry of Education. It is based on the Cambridge University Ordinary Level qualification.
The National Institute of Education (NIE), Sri Lanka, based in Maharagama, was established in 1986 under the provisions of the National Institute of Education Act No. 28 of 1985. The aim of the institute is to "provide leadership for the development of general education with quality, equity and relevance in a pluralistic society".
A study of working mothers and early child development was influential in making the argument for increased maternity leave. [6] Another study on the impact of assets, such as savings and investments on future life chances, played a major part in the development of assets-based welfare policy, including the much-debated Child Trust Fund .
Mia Lilly Kellmer Pringle (20 June 1920 – 21 February 1983) was an Austrian-British child psychologist.She was the founding director of the British National Children's Bureau, where she oversaw the influential National Child Development Study.
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 23 April 2010 - 12 January 2015 Niroshan Perera: United National Party: 12 January 2015 - 17 August 2015 Maithripala Sirisena: Sagala Ratnayaka: 1 May 2018 - 26 October 2018 Maithripala Sirisena: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 1 November 2018 - 20 December 2018 Ranil Wickremesinghe: United National Party: 20 December 2018 ...
St. John's College was initially known as 'Primary State English School' which had existed from about the middle of the 19th century. [1] In 1876 it received land and endowments from Wasala Mudliyar Susew de Soysa (1809–1881) as well as Sir Charles Henry de Soysa and was named 'St. John's College' by the Anglican Bishop of Colombo, Reginald Stephen Copleston.
The following is a list of schools in Sri Lanka grouped by province. There are 10,155 government schools (373 national schools and 9,782 provincial schools) and also 104 private schools. List of schools in Central Province; List of schools in Eastern Province; List of schools in Northern Province; List of schools in North Central Province