Exam bill 'could be lower'
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England's school exam system costs more than Â£610m a year and could be streamlined, a report finds.
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Pupils taking GCSEs will have to sit a new battery of mini-exams as traditional coursework is axed because of the temptations to cheat, plagiarise from the internet or seek unfair help from parents.
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Consider paying lower taxes now versus higher taxes later.
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Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in auction yesterday to the lowest levels in more than a year.
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Abandoning billable hours may help slow the treadmill.
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Â· New qualifications to be taught next SeptemberÂ· Success could see A-levels scrapped after 2013 review
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Students should be able to make their university choices after their A-level results, a report has found. Could a new system work?
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The Scottish government is expected to announce moves to scrap the Â£2,000 students' graduate fee.
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Air fares are due to come down for some travellers, as international ticket sale regulations are relaxed.
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High stress levels make students less able to deal with complex exam questions, research suggests.
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Psychologists are reporting that intense exam pressure is actually more likely to impair the performance of very good students than mediocre ones.
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Exam board Edexcel defends the threshold for GCSE maths which saw students needing less than half marks for an A.
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Parents worried about secondary school places are paying for extra tuition, says report.
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Patients who want to see a GP in the evening should face a charge, some family doctors say.
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England's education secretary says new Diplomas may be seen as inferior to GCSEs and A-levels.
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Hint: It's not necessarily designed to save you money.
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England's colleges say they have been given far less money than they need to meet government targets.