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The government has unveiled plans to close the worst-performing schools in England and Wales unless exam results improve. One fifth of schools are currently classed as under-performing, with 638 failing to attain five good GCSEs, including English and maths, for 30 per cent of their pupils. Schools secretary Ed Balls unveiled the £400 million National… Read more »
Gordon Brown’s cabinet colleagues made a series of unflattering assessments of the prime minister last night. On Channel 4’s Dispatches programme, Jack Straw, Alistair Darling and Peter Hain all spoke to camera in a way unimaginable under Tony Blair. While none of the comments constituted outright treason, their frankness will be interpreted by analysts either… Read more »
