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London top of truancy league

20.10.09
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London's state schools achieve best GCSE results in the country

15.10.09
London's state schools are the best in the country for GCSE results after a decade of improvements, figures show... more

Pupils in London skip 600,000 days as truancy soars

26.08.09
Pupils in London skipped almost 600,000 days of school during the spring term this year as truancy rates rose again... more

£180,000 in wages for suspended Sats chief

28.04.09
The former head of the Government's schools testing agency, who resigned over the Sats fiasco, will be paid £180,000 for the six months following his suspension last year, it emerged... more

5,000 fail to get into a London state school

03.03.09
Nearly 5,000 children in London were told that they have no place at a state secondary school for September... more

We'll take over failing academies, vows Balls

15.01.09
Children's Secretary Ed Balls threatened to take over failing city academies as he lashed out at the "excuses culture" blighting weak schools... more

Half of pupils leave school unable to read, write or add properly

14.01.09
Half of teenagers left school unable to read, write and add up to the standard expected by employers last year, GCSE results show... more

10,200 school truants a day in the capital

21.10.08
Some 10,200 children are skipping school in London every day, official figures show.... more

Policeman in every school: borough gets tough on youth crime

24.09.08
A London borough is to station a police officer in every secondary school... more

Exam targets fail to boost standards, admit ministers

03.09.08
Gordon Brown's "burdensome" school targets have failed to improve the results of children who struggle most in class, the Government has admitted... more

Betrayed: Children are not getting their two hours of sport

03.09.08
Ministers have failed to deliver on a key Olympic pledge - and stand accused of betraying a generation of children... more

Sharp fall in number of 11-year-olds reaching higher grades in Sats

05.08.08
State schools were accused of failing the brightest children after figures showed a shock fall in the number of 11-year-olds scoring top grades in Sats... more

'Sign for diploma and you'll earn £1m'

01.08.08
Teenagers will earn more than £1 million if they agree to sign up for the Government's new school diplomas, according to official advice... more

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