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Today's headlines: 4 november
In the news today: the requirement for schools to have a home-school agreement is expected to be dropped from 1 January, education secretary Nicky Morgan has urged primary schools not to hold after-test parties, and Ofqual data suggests more pupils are asking for access arrangements for GCSE and A-level exams.
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- Today's headlines: 2 november
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- Today's headlines: 5 november
- In the news: After-test parties put pressure on pupils, education secretary claims (4/11/2015)
- In the news: Dfe drops ict gcse and a-level (5/11/2015)
- In the news: Education secretary announces consultation on national tests at ks1 (2/11/2015)
- In the news: Hefce admits error in report on state school pupils' degree outcomes (3/11/2015)
- In the news: Nicky Morgan launches National Teaching Service (3/11/2015)
- In the news: Requests for access arrangements have increased, ofqual data shows (4/11/2015)
- In the news: Top state school pupils likely to do better at university than privately-educated peers, report suggests (5/11/2015)
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