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Education
There's no doubt that schools' Ofsted performance is improving. This progress is partly due to Ofsted's changing inspection practice. Read
Europe
David Cameron has given his first speech to the Conservative party conference as PM of a Conservative majority. We've taken a look at some of his claims. Read
Education
It was claimed today that 40% of fines for pupil absence go unpaid. It's more like 20%, according to the latest data (for 2012/13). Read
Education
British universities don't get a straightforward 15% 'top-up' from the EU on central government funding. Read
Education
The Department for Education puts the decrease down to the misinterpretation of two high profile court judgments. Read
Figures given to the Labour conference are right: in 2009/10, the legal aid scheme funded advice in 460,000 social welfare cases. In 2013/14 it was 53,000. Read
Education
An analysis of the claim by the Shadow Education Secretary Lucy Powell that the Conservatives have overseen the deepest cuts to post-16 education ever. Read
Be wary of any attempt to tell you what human rights laws and court rulings 'cost' the government or the economy in the UK. The question has no easy answer. Read
Europe
European Movement UK has claimed that small businesses support EU membership. We've taken a look at what some recent surveys tell us. Read
Europe
Jeremy Corbyn has given his first speech to the Labour party conference as leader. We've taken a look at some of his claims. Read
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