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Keep Sure Start, urges poverty tsar

Keep Sure Start, urges poverty tsar

image]Sure Start - a scheme brought in under Labour in a bid to help all children fulfil their potential - should not suffer in the cuts to be announced next month, says Frank Field, the Government's poverty tsar.…

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Record A-level grades achieved with many scooping the new A* grade

Record A-level grades achieved with many scooping the new A* grade

It is another record-breaking year for A-level results with the numbers of A* grades being awarded said to be double that predicted by the examinations regulator.…

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Schools to be allowed to offer iGCSE

Schools to be allowed to offer iGCSE

State schools will be allowed to offer iGCSE qualifications in key subjects - and the results will be published in school league tables.…

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Why distance learning may be best for busy mums

Why distance learning may be best for busy mums

Most of us are familiar with the idea of learning in a classroom environment, having spent a great part of our younger years at school. Some people find this an overwhelmingly positive experience, whereas others can't wait to leave compulsory education. For many distance learning might be the way to catch up, says the Home Learning College.…

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News round-up: Family policies and the election, education and childbirth

Four weeks’ paid paternity leave and a “toddler tax credit” of 200 pounds a year were outlined today by the Labour party. Plus other news.…

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