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Did you hear the one about a father-in-law? | Brief letters

January 4, 2017 at 03:15AM Guardian leaders used to find it impossible to mention Michael Gove without referring to his courtesy. Then came his laughably self-important implosion after the referendum, and it seemed we’d heard the last of this invisible trait. But now here’s Anne McElvoy, describing Gove as “intellectually respected” (Opinion, 3 January). The […]

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Christian schools claim Ofsted used them as ‘soft target’ after ‘inadequate’ judgments

January 4, 2017 at 02:44AM A network of independent Christian schools which teach creationism claim they were used as a “soft target” by Ofsted after nine of their schools were inspected and downgraded. Ten of the 24 schools which follow the Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) programme in England were inspected by Ofsted at the request of

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Sport, skills and storytelling: how charity begins at school

January 4, 2017 at 12:33AM From donning a plastic nose on Red Nose Day to carol singing for charity at Christmas time, UK pupils are usually pretty familiar with charitable giving. But sometimes charities take on a more crucial role within the education system, forging partnerships with schools that can have a huge impact on

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