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			<title>More schools fail Ofsted checks</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 5 Mar 2010 13:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[More schools are failing under new-style checks brought in by England's schools inspectors, it is reported. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>Diplomas 'not stretching bright'</title>
			<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/8551119.stm</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 5 Mar 2010 09:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[England's new secondary school qualification is not stretching the brightest pupils, the exams watchdog says. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>Number of men applying to teach soars by 49%</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 5 Mar 2010 09:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The recession has contributed to a spike of nearly 50 per cent in the number of men applying to become teachers, figures showed today. (The Independent)]]></description>
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			<title>Head of curriculum quango quits with warning</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 4 Mar 2010 16:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The head of the body responsible for deliver the national curriculum quit today. (The Independent)]]></description>
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			<title>Call for end to tuition fees cap</title>
			<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/8547992.stm</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The cap on university tuition fees in England should be scrapped, the Adam Smith Institute think tank says. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>Private school students 'monopolising' postgraduate courses</title>
			<link>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/7361403/Private-school-students-monopolising-postgraduate-courses.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 3 Mar 2010 17:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Independent school pupils are tightening their grip on places at elite 
  universities, despite a Government drive to widen access to higher 
  education. (The Guardian)]]></description>
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			<title>Teachers' desk-side manner tested</title>
			<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/8545610.stm</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 3 Mar 2010 09:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Plans to make trainee teachers pass empathy tests before they can become qualified are being tested by the government. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>Universities should set A-levels, say Tories</title>
			<link>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/7353466/Universities-should-set-A-levels-say-Tories.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/7353466/Universities-should-set-A-levels-say-Tories.html</guid>
			<pubDate>Tue, 2 Mar 2010 16:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Conservatives outline plans to protect exams from political meddling and 
  counter annual claims of "dumbing down". (The Guardian)]]></description>
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			<title>Third of city pupils miss place</title>
			<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/8544410.stm</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 2 Mar 2010 09:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[About a third of pupils in some of England's biggest cities miss out on a place at their first choice secondary school. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>More support and new centre for children who stammer</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Ed Balls doubles funding to kick-start national fund-raising appeal. (DfES)]]></description>
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			<title>Qualifications 'to be scrapped'</title>
			<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/8543805.stm</link>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 1 Mar 2010 17:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The government is set to stop funding some of the 6,500 different qualifications that are offered by exam boards. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>Students let down by 'easy' degrees</title>
			<link>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/7333069/Students-let-down-by-easy-degrees.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Telegraph View: When it comes to university places, more has meant 
  worse. (The Guardian)]]></description>
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			<title>Schools careers advice 'patchy'</title>
			<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/8540230.stm</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Careers advice in schools in England is "patchy and inconsistent", according to the Institute of Career Guidance. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>Bad teachers 'not being reported'</title>
			<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/8538584.stm</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A report suggests local councils in England are failing to report poor teachers to their disciplinary body. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>Scientists demand tougher exams</title>
			<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/8535446.stm</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Experts are calling for a shake-up in the teaching and examination of science and maths in secondary schools. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>Labour plan to give power over schools to parents</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Parents would get to vote on whether struggling schools should be taken over by new owners, under a government plan announced yesterday. (The Independent)]]></description>
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			<title>We have failed the university challenge</title>
			<link>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/7202513/We-have-failed-the-university-challenge.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[It has taken a reckless and costly experiment with Britain's higher education 
  system for ministers to consider returning towards a system which worked, 
  says Liz Hunt. (The Guardian)]]></description>
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			<title>Pupils 'must manage online risks'</title>
			<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/8505914.stm</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Blocking pupils' access to unsuitable websites does not encourage them to take responsibility for their safety online, Ofsted says. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>Grammar schools 'should be expanded'</title>
			<link>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/7149127/Grammar-schools-should-be-expanded.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Growing numbers of people support the expansion of grammar schools, despite 
  opposition from Labour and the Conservatives, according to research. (The Guardian)]]></description>
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			<title>Teacher qualifications 'too low'</title>
			<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/8504341.stm</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[MPs say entry requirements for teacher training courses in England are too low and damage the status of the profession. (BBC News)]]></description>
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