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• Paratroopers drop in on schoolchildren

  A school in East Riding hosted some special visitors this week, with a group of   Read more about Paratroopers drop in on schoolchildren

  

• Royal Society calls for A-level changes

  A-levels should be scrapped in favour of a baccalaureate-style qualification that   Read more about Royal Society calls for A-level changes

  

• Schools 'need more freedom'

  Schools need more freedom than they have had over the last two decades.
  
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• Subject debate needed, says Welsh education minister

  A national debate is needed on the future of A-level and vocational subject choices,   Read more about Subject debate needed, says Welsh education minister

  

• Pupils take sporting equipment to Africa

  
  A group of pupils from Stoke-on-Trent College are swapping their regular   Read more about Pupils take sporting equipment to Africa

  

• Scottish council launches new scheme for school leavers

  East Ayrshire Council has announced details of a new scheme aimed at preparing school   Read more about Scottish council launches new scheme for school leavers

  

• Teachers' A-level results 'more important than degrees'

  Government plans to only award teacher training places to graduates with 2:2 or above   Read more about Teachers' A-level results 'more important than degrees'

  

• Bolton pupils 'make difference in community'

  Pupils at one Bolton school have been making a difference in their community by doing   Read more about Bolton pupils 'make difference in community'

  

• Scottish entrepreneur 'planning to open school'

  One of Scotland's wealthiest businessmen is planning to open his own school.
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