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• Academies 'will lead to two-tier education system'

  Creating more academies will lead to a two-tier education system, it has been   Read more about Academies 'will lead to two-tier education system'

  

• 'No excuses' for poor performance in Welsh schools

  Welsh education minister Leighton Andrews has outlined plans to bring about   Read more about 'No excuses' for poor performance in Welsh schools

  

• One-to-one tuition 'can help disadvantaged pupils reach potential'

  Providing one-to-one tuition for disadvantaged pupils can help them to reach their   Read more about One-to-one tuition 'can help disadvantaged pupils reach potential'

  

• Scottish council approves ?812m school building programme

  South Lanarkshire Council has said that an £812 million school building   Read more about Scottish council approves ?812m school building programme

  

• Sixth forms 'need to take collaborative approach'

  Sixth form colleges may find it necessary to take a more collaborative approach in   Read more about Sixth forms 'need to take collaborative approach'

  

• Financial education 'should not be compulsory'

  Financial education should not form part of the national curriculum, it has been   Read more about Financial education 'should not be compulsory'

  

• There is 'little evidence of how free schools will work'

  There is little evidence of how the free schools movement will work, it has been   Read more about There is 'little evidence of how free schools will work'

  

• Campaigners save Yorkshire school

  A tiny Yorkshire primary school has been saved following a nine-week campaign.
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• Languages 'must be taken seriously'

  Languages should be taken as seriously as subjects such as maths and science.
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