Special schools to be specialists
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New specialist schools are being tried in England - focusing on helping children with learning difficulties.
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Schools should focus less on multi-culturalism and more on social cohesion to raise standards, a specialist says.
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Families who struggle to find the best secondary school for their children receive extra support and advice.
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By Suganthi Suparmaniam  KUALA LUMPUR: Luwiza Mohd Fadzil's ideal school would be disabled- friendly and have computers for the blind.
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Research suggests specialist status does little if anything to improve a school's performance.
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Schools grapple with degree to which they're responsible for social, as well as academic, skills.
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Head teachers in England could gain powers to tackle pupils carrying weapons, under government plans.
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A key university is to make a language GCSE a requirement for entry to try to stop schools abandoning the subject.
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Arts & entertainment: Is Westminster Academy the shape of schools to come, asks Steve Rose
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The number of gifted and talented pupils in secondary schools is to be included in league tables in England.
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Medical students will teach primary school children about healthcare under a new programme
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The Ofsted chief says specialist schools are showing "significant improvements", compared to other schools.
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Media & professional: University applicants will be judged on their schools as well as grades.
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A curriculum shake-up will see children spending more time learning through play at primary school.
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Some schools would be able to select pupils by race under plans being considered by the Conservative Party.
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Here are some concepts taught in Maryland schools that could be dropped from specific grade levels, but
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Almost 90% of school staff in England want to tailor the curriculum to suit pupils' needs, a survey suggests.