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News briefing: 1-4 september
This week's headlines include the announcement of plans to require schools to admit the siblings of pupils, research suggesting that children of controlling parents are more likely to develop mental illnesses, and the launch of a new core maths qualification for sixth form pupils.
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- In the news: New core maths qualification to prepare teens for "real life" (3/9/2015)
- In the news: Parents splash out on expensive homes to secure school places (2/9/2015)
- In the news: Parents under pressure to donate to schools, research suggests (3/9/2015)
- In the news: Prime minister announces launch of 18 new free schools (2/9/2015)
- In the news: Siblings to get priority in school admissions (1/9/2015)
- In the news: Watching TV 'could cause pupils to drop grades at GCSE'
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