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Cameron: Pupils should "fear" teachers
Cameron backs teachers over school discipline

David Cameron has challenged the government to do more to tackle school discipline, arguing schools should be places of education not “holding pens” for problem pupils. The Tory leader spoke in defence of teachers – and said he would back them in the face of the minority of parents who undermine schools’ attempts to discipline… Read more »

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Mr Cameron claims Labour is responsible for closing special needs schools
Tories call for special needs schools to be given academy status

Tony Blair’s flagship city academy policy should be expanded to include special needs schools, a Tory policy group has suggested. The commission also backs up Conservative arguments against inclusion. “The government’s policy of ‘inclusion’ – closing special schools and sending large numbers of children with special education needs to mainstream schools – has caused great… Read more »