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			<title>Damage to language teaching 'irreparable'</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The damage to language teaching in secondary schools may be irreparable, the leader of the country's secondary school headteachers said yesterday. (The Independent)]]></description>
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			<title>Graduates going that extra mile</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Graduates are turning to unpaid work or internships, with some even heading as far afield as China, in an attempt to make their CVs stand out from crowd. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>GCSE results: private schools adopt 'O-levels'</title>
			<link>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/7962556/GCSE-results-private-schools-adopt-O-levels.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[More private schools are dumping GCSEs in favour of alternative courses 
  modelled on the old O-level, figures show. (The Guardian)]]></description>
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			<title>GCSE pass rate rises for 23rd year in a row</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Teenagers across the country celebrated record GCSE grades today as national results showed that around one in 10 are now sitting English and maths exams early. (The Independent)]]></description>
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			<title>University candidates selected on their GCSE results</title>
			<link>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/7961011/University-candidates-selected-on-their-GCSE-results.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Pupils who fail to excel at their GCSEs are being discriminated against by 
  universities, leading teachers have claimed. (The Guardian)]]></description>
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			<title>Universities 'need quota of poor students'</title>
			<link>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/7959297/Universities-need-quota-of-poor-students.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A specific number of places should be set aside for children from poor 
  backgrounds, the Universities Minister suggests. (The Guardian)]]></description>
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			<title>Universities deny 'banned' A-levels list</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Top universities today denied having an unofficial list of "banned" A-levels, including less traditional subjects such as drama and business studies. (The Independent)]]></description>
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			<title>Graduates struggling to find jobs</title>
			<link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-10910810</link>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 9 Aug 2010 08:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A combination of more students and fewer jobs available means graduate unemployment could reach record levels. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>A* grades not enough to get into Cambridge</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 8 Aug 2010 18:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Up to 8,000 university hopefuls have been rejected by Cambridge this year despite being expected to get at least one A* grade in their A-level exams later this month. (The Independent)]]></description>
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			<title>Rise in youngsters at Open University</title>
			<link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-10903088</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 7 Aug 2010 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The number of young people taking Open University courses has seen a sharp rise, the educational body says. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>Cuts will 'shut UK universities'</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 5 Aug 2010 13:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A survey of vice-chancellors suggests budget cuts will lead to university closures in the UK. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>Warning over career service cuts</title>
			<link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-10854523</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 4 Aug 2010 15:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Youth careers services in parts of England are being slashed by up to 50%, the public services union Unison warns. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>80,000 pupils suspended for school violence</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Children were suspended from school on more than 80,000 occasions last year for attacking teachers and classmates, official figures showed today. (The Independent)]]></description>
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			<title>Atheists 'could set up free schools'</title>
			<link>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/7914808/Atheists-could-set-up-free-schools.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Atheist state schools could be established under the Government's education 
  reforms, Michael Gove has said. (The Guardian)]]></description>
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			<title>'Rich thick kids' do better at school, says Gove</title>
			<link>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/7914719/Rich-thick-kids-do-better-at-school-says-Gove.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA["Rich thick kids" are overtaking bright children from poor backgrounds by the 
  time they start school, according to Michael Gove. (The Guardian)]]></description>
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			<title>Axed school list 'advice ignored'</title>
			<link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-10773682</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Officials are accused of ignoring advice to double-check their information before publishing a list of cancelled school building projects in England. (BBC News)]]></description>
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			<title>Education Quangos: Who will monitor the curriculum now?</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The war on quangos has already claimed three education bodies ? with the prospect of a fourth in the near future. (The Independent)]]></description>
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			<title>Private universities 'a huge threat to academic standards'</title>
			<link>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/7910496/Private-universities-a-huge-threat-to-academic-standards.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A drive to introduce more private universities will tarnish Britain's 
  international reputation and threaten standards at the country's 
  institutions, academics have warned. (The Guardian)]]></description>
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			<title>Top private schools 'spend less on places for poor'</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The richest and most prestigious private schools are more likely to spend less money on providing places for poor children, research suggests today. (The Independent)]]></description>
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			<title>Private university to be created</title>
			<link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10756830</link>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The UK's first new private sector university college for more than 30 years is announced by the universities minister. (BBC News)]]></description>
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