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5 October 2014 Last updated at 06:37

Class assistants' standards reviewedChild with teaching assistant

A new set of standards is to be drawn up for teaching assistants in England's state schools, the government says.


Child with head on kneesDisabled pupils' behaviour 'a worry'

The behaviour of children with disabilities and learning difficulties often deteriorates when they start school, research suggests.

HandoverCash incentives 'don't boost GCSEs'

Financial incentives do not boost teenagers' GCSE results and parents may be wasting their money, a study suggests.

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