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School tables to exclude 3,000 VQs

Of 125 vocational qualifications that will be permitted to remain, 70 will count as the equivalent of a GCSE on the main performance measures used by schools

London’s school system outshines rest of country

Some 107 schools face the threat of a change of management after league tables revealed they did not meet the ‘floor standard’ demanded by the Department for Education

School league tables mislead pupils

Researchers say half of children would perform better at GCSE by selecting a school other than that heading the ranking

London’s allure worsens educational divide

FT survey finds schools in the capital benefit from a larger choice of good teachers

School campus plan a model for N Ireland

The project’s backers say Northern Ireland’s first ‘shared education campus’ would help reduce duplication and sectarian division

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