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The government today launched a £5.5 million hunt for the next Billy Elliot. The money will be used to raise the status of dance as a school sport, but ministers hope it will also boost Britain’s reputation on the global stage. Talented dancers in inner-cities will be identified through six new Centres of Advanced training,… Read more »
Despite a projected tight round of public spending, the chancellor is expected to make extra money available to tackle failing schools. The prime minister has already said no school should be failing by 2012, threatening schools that do not have 30 per cent of pupils achieving five good GCSEs with closure. The Guardian has learnt… Read more »