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Pupils ‘entered for GCSE English twice’
Hundreds of state schools are entering pupils for two English GCSE-level qualifications at the same time in a bid to boost their grades, a report says. The Times Educational Supplement (TES) says pupils are being entered for both GCSE and … Continue reading
Why are so many of Britain’s Olympic athletes privately educated?
Britain’s newly crowned Olympic hero, Bradley Wiggins, went to a Church of England school in Kilburn, which does not count a velodrome among its PE facilities. Like many children in London, he had to trek across the capital to train. … Continue reading
