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Ministers see the teaching profession as easy game, says Peter Mortimore
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Stand-up comedy classes can help young people to deal with gritty life issues. But not everyone agrees. Andrew Shanahan reports
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As the school leaving age officially rises to 18, Jessica Shepherd asks what difference it will make and talks to three generations of one family
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Academics call for more courses to teach town planners how to prevent and mitigate terrorist attacks. Louise Tickle reports
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Children with Asperger's syndrome are being given a chance to forge friendships - some for the first time, writes Rachel Pugh
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Cases such as the death of Baby P to be studied in new BA course
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Architects brand £45bn programme to improve design of secondary schools wasted opportunity
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Comparison exam papers through the decades shows standards are slipping
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Nursery and primary school are more important than home environment, study shows
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Philip Pullman tells head her comprehensive will be a 'byword for ignorance' if closure goes ahead
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Teacher used eBay during lessons for children with behavioural difficulties, panel hears
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Training and Development Agency for Schools reveal that inquiries about posts have risen by a third last September
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