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Chris Keates: 'Within only days of coming to office, an Academies Act was rushed through parliament using procedures normally reserved for matters of national emergency or public safety.'

Comment: Education policy is leaving children behind

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Extensions: The government wants more of them

Cameron promises: ‘I’ll help you build your extension’

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Ian Toone: 'Ofqual has also imposed a 'comparable outcomes' approach on awarding bodies, whereby the achievements of any current cohort have been artificially capped by imposing limits based on that same cohort's performance at some point in the past.'

Comment: Sinister forces forced down GCSE results

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Charlotte Henry: 'David Cameron didn't set the world alight when the reshuffle finally came'

Comment: How the reshuffle affects the Lib Dems

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Tim Leunig: 'The reality is that Britain is short of housing. That is the root cause of high house prices that make life such a struggle for so many people.'

Comment: The green belt and the housing crisis

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The London Met is going to court to prevent thousands of overseas students having to return home

London Met to defend its overseas licence amid immigration row

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Goldsmith will stand down if the government support the third runway

Tory MP threatens by-election over Heathrow runway

A Tory MP Zac Goldsmith has threatened to trigger another by-election in a marginal seat if the government reneges on its promise to oppose a third runway at Heathrow.

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Alan Duncan said the man who shot a gun at intruders is a victim and should not be prosecuted

Minister defends burglary shooter

A Tory minister Alan Duncan has defended a homeowner in his constituency after he was arrested for allegedly shooting a gang of suspected burglars during a break-in.

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