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Centre for Policy Studies report calls for return of state school selection
Think tank urges return of school selection

One in four parents would choose a selective school for their child and half believe they provide the best opportunities for poorer students, a new survey reveals. The ICM poll for the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) finds that 76 per cent of people back some kind of selection in schools, whether as an entry… Read more »

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280,000 civil servants in strike ballot

About 280,000 civil servants will be balloted on strike action today as the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union protests against job losses and outsourcing. Organisers say that if the vote goes in favour of a 24-hour walkout across 200 government agencies on January 31st, it could mark the start of the biggest period of… Read more »