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A-level achievement shows that able pupils and teachers are ready for even greater academic challenges.
CHRIS WOODHEAD 1462 words
Publication date: 15 November 2009 Source: The Sunday Times
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Separated by the tiniest possible margin, six schools compete at the top of this year’s independent table for the coveted No 1 slot. A total of 99.2% of A-level candidates … Continue Reading
Peter Newsam, former chief schools adjudicator, has come up with a radical proposal for the future of post-16 education. Could it catch on?
Jessica Shepherd 1684 words
Publication date: 17 November 2009 Source: The Guardian
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Students at the non-selective sixth-form college in Farnborough, Hampshire, achieved an average of 398 Ucas points last year – the equivalent of … Continue Reading
Simon Doyle, Education Correspondent
402 words Publication date: 10 November 2009
Source: The Irish News Page: Pg. 3
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Grammar schools are making final preparations for new entrance tests starting this week.
More than 7,000 primary seven pupils are expected to sit the first of three Common Entrance Assessment (CEA) papers on Saturday. … Continue Reading
Alison Shepherd 719 words
Publication date: 8 November 2009 Source: Independent On Sunday
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Comment | Every child deserves a good school place, says Alison Shepherd
An education system that produces record-breaking GCSE and A-level results year after year ought to instil pride both in children and parents. And yet last month the Government that has presided over this incredible … Continue Reading
By Sarah O’Grady Property Correspondent 551 words
Publication date: 4 November 2009 Source: The Daily Express
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HOUSE prices are soaring in areas whose schools enjoy a good reputation as parents pull out all the stops for their children’s education.
In what have become known as “educational super towns”, the average house price is 10 per cent more than typical homes outside the … Continue Reading