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  Big rise in parental complaints about school admissions

  Figures add to concerns that many schools have failed to fully implement the government's new code

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• Academy success

  Nov 17 2008:

  Letter: It's just not true that academies are taking fewer pupils from poorer backgrounds

• Academies' selection: 'The proportion of poor students went from 45% to 29%'

  Audio (3min 41sec), Nov 14 2008:

  Polly Curtis reports that academies are taking fewer poor students

• Silence in class

  Cartoon, Nov 11 2008:

  Lines: Ros Asquith on academy school sponsors

• Frank admissions

  Nov 4 2008:

  Les Lawrence: Parental choice over school places must be respected, but in case of dispute local authorities are best placed to adjudicate

• Admissions: 'They weren't properly defining closeness to schools'

  Audio (3min 10sec), Nov 4 2008:

  Polly Curtis, the Guardian education editor, reports that the schools adjudicator has found half of state schools are breaching admission rules

• Over half state schools breach admission laws

  Nov 4 2008:

  Review by schools adjudicator reveals widespread failure to implement laws preventing covert selection of pupils

• Concern over schools breaching admissions code

  Nov 3 2008:

  Complaints about how school places are awarded have soared in the last year, new figures show

• Jewish school admissions policy ruled misleading

  Oct 31 2008:

  The school admissions watchdog has demanded that a high-performing Jewish school make it clear in its prospectus that it offers places to pupils of other faiths

• School did not discriminate, high court rules

  Oct 29 2008:

  Drayton Manor high school wins appeal against ruling that it discriminated against poorer applicants

• Expecting chaos

  Cartoon, Oct 28 2008:

  Ros Asquith on school admissions

• Pay schools extra to recruit from poorest homes, says thinktank

  Oct 28 2008:

  Funding system is a 'disorganised mess' which can penalise schools in disadvantaged areas

• More parents use lawyers to secure school places

  Oct 23 2008:

  Families seek advice on competitive application process, from filling in forms to official appeals

• Swings and roundabouts

  Oct 21 2008:

  The economic slump has upsides and downsides for schools, says Janette Owen

• Testing decisions

  Oct 21 2008:

  Primary teaching is handcuffed by Sats, says Mike Baker

• Back to school

  Oct 21 2008:

  Would you lie about your address to get into the right school?

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