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latest English news and features

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  Words that don't exist in English

  the idea that a language reflects the experience of the people who speak it has stayed with me.

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  Easy and delicious scones

  The archetypal British teatime treat and also super simple to make and a blank canvas for adding...

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  Bradford school where 26 out of 700 pupils speak English as first language

  Feb 28th, 2012

  A primary school in Bradford has fewer than one in 20 pupils speaking English as their first...

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  What's the English Baccalaureate all about?

  Feb 23rd, 2012

  My daughter's just reached the stage of choosing her GCSE options, and as if I didn't feel old...

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  Kids are leaving primary school unable to spell or add up, claims research

  Jan 23rd, 2012

  Researchers have found that more than a quarter of youngsters aged between 10 and 12 can't add...

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  Achtung Baby: The perfect party guest

  Jan 15th, 2012

  Finje was one of three children at the party. The eldest, Thomas, a delightful young chap of 12,...

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  GCSE papers to be marked down for poor writing, and re-sits scrapped

  Sep 27th, 2011

  Youngsters taking GCSE exams could lose up to 12 per cent of their marks if their grammar, spelling...

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  Surrey school holds record for number of languages spoken by pupils

  Jul 21st, 2011

  A Surrey primary school is thought to hold the record for the number of languages spoken by its...

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  I think my son is going to fail his GCSE. What can I do?

  Jun 16th, 2011

  My son is in year 10 and used to be good at English, but now he has had a change of teacher who...

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