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Demand for college places up as more mature students join race
DEMAND for a place in college next September is up on last year.
Boy expelled for having sex in a store room has expulsion overturned
A BRITISH school boy expelled over claims of sex in a store room has had the decision overturned after the allegations were blamed on a Facebook smear campaign.
UK university applicants down 8.7pc
The number of UK students applying to start university this autumn has slumped by nearly 9pc, official figures show.
Inside Education
Too many activities can damage school performance, says report
WELL-INTENTIONED parents can keep their children so busy on organised activities it damages their school performance.
Should schools be run by untrained volunteers and reluctant priests?
They are a vast army of volunteers who give up their time to run primary schools, but in some cases they are struggling to keep up with the rapid pace of change.
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- In My Opinion: No logic to splitting resource posts between our schools
Your CAO is filled in, so now what happens?
As the 2012 CAO application season draws to a close, today's column looks at the key stages ahead for CAO applicants.
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