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GCSEs to be replaced with GOVEs

‘It is entirely coincidental that the proposed test rhymes with ‘cove’,’ declared the Secretary of State.

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Posted: Sep 18th, 2012
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Health Minister demands tougher eye tests

Health Minister Andrew Lansley received a largely warm reception from opticians yesterday, when he demanded eye tests become more difficult, in an effort to reverse falling sight standards.

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Posted: Sep 16th, 2011
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Parents of A-Level loser plan gap year

taking the slow boat to PalookavilleFollowing his disastrous A-level results, the parents of James Ardingly have decided to take a year out while he works for his re-sits next summer.

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Posted: Aug 27th, 2011
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School head defends ‘soft’ A Level options over ‘boring science stuff’

Dr Keith Gilberts, headteacher of Saxthrupton High School in Norfolk, has defended a new range of ‘A’ Level subjects offered to students, which he claims are ‘just as demanding as traditional tough subjects like maths, physics, and media studies’.

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Posted: Feb 5th, 2011
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Gang initiation tests ‘getting easier’ claim critics

‘All candidates need to do is glare menacingly at a pensioner whilst wearing a hoodie.’

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Posted: Aug 21st, 2010
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