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Special exam arrangements for dyslexia veering out of control

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imageConcerns have been raised over the fairness of a new English GCSE. Niall Carson/PA Wire

The new English Literature GCSE might be contravening the 2010 Equality Act, according to concerns raised by a teacher. This raises serious questions about which disabilities should lead to students being given special dispensation in exams.

The new GCSE, which...

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Keep foreign hands off Afghanistan

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imageAn Afghan girl looks out of a damaged window of a shrine.REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail

For much of its history, Afghanistan has been a battlefield for conflicts over regional influence in what has been called the Great Game. Now a weak state with deep ethnic divisions, located in a challenging security environment, Afghanistan is a key front in the...

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