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			<title>Academy school results 'inflated'</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 3 Feb 2012 02:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The results of England's academy schools are being inflated by the over-use of vocational equivalents, analysis suggests. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>Loans boss 'to pay tax at source'</title>
			<link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16854187</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2012 12:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The head of the Student Loans Company will have tax and National Insurance payments deducted from his £182,000 pay package in future, ministers say. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>University places go to colleges</title>
			<link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16836504</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2012 11:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Further education colleges are going to offer thousands more degree places, previously provided by universities. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>Shouting out 'helps pupils learn'</title>
			<link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16836497</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2012 01:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Pupils who shout out in class achieve better results than their counterparts who appear to be better behaved and quiet, suggests research. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>Most new apprentices are over 25</title>
			<link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16835753</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 1 Feb 2012 15:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[More than two-thirds of the apprenticeships created in England in the past five years have gone to the over 25s, a report from spending watchdog shows. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>Vocational exams cut from tables</title>
			<link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16789215</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Ministers cut the GCSE-equivalent value of 3,100 vocational qualifications, such as hair services and horse care, ending their recognition in school league tables. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>University applications down 9%</title>
			<link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16787948</link>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[University applications have fallen more sharply in England than in Scotland, as admissions service figures reveal the impact of higher tuition fees. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>Tuition fees commission set up</title>
			<link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16760053</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[An independent commission has been set up to examine the impact of increased tuition fees in England. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>MPs swamped by Twitter questions</title>
			<link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16756289</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[MPs say they have been 'overwhelmed' with responses after they asked the public to send questions for Education Secretary Michael Gove via Twitter. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>Two grammars top league tables</title>
			<link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16741765</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Two grammar schools are at the top of this year's secondary school league tables. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>Lagging pupils 'don't catch up'</title>
			<link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16721884</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Just one in 15 pupils in England starting secondary school 'behind' for their age, gets five good GCSEs, official data shows. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>Bill Gates school mystery speaker</title>
			<link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16726193</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[When a south London secondary school asked for an inspiring guest speaker to talk to their pupils, they didn't expect Bill Gates to turn up. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>Teachers' strike on academy plans</title>
			<link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-birmingham-16715768</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Staff at a Birmingham primary school go on strike over plans to turn it into an academy. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>Doubt over university reform plan</title>
			<link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16700743</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Plans to encourage a new wave of private university providers could be delayed amid uncertainty over university reform legislation. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>Public tweeting Gove questions</title>
			<link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16686938</link>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[MPs are inviting members of the public to tweet their questions for the Education Secretary, Michael Gove. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>Schools warned over league tables</title>
			<link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16664946</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Schools minister Nick Gibb says new exam league tables will show up schools who prioritise their annual ranking ahead of educating all pupils. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>Apple launches e-textbook tools</title>
			<link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16634097</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Apple has launched new interactive tools which it believes will 'reinvent the textbook'. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>Summer school link to top courses</title>
			<link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16594864</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[University summer schools, designed to encourage applications from poorer youngsters, make a significant impact, suggests research. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>Student mocks Oxford rejections</title>
			<link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-16604050</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A student sends a rejection letter to the University of Oxford following her interview for a place there. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>Labour warning on grammar places</title>
			<link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16579640</link>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Changes to the admission code will allow a 'back-door' expansion in grammar school places, claims Stephen Twigg. (BBC News)]]></description>
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