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Education Action Zones
A new experimental initiative to deliver education to deprived areas of Britain
25 'education action zones' are to be set up in deprived areas of Britain, dispensing with the national curriculum to pioneer new teaching approaches to improve standards. Described as the centrepiece of the modern teaching agenda, how will this scheme work in practical terms?
Also on the programme: Why spouses of teachers in Britain feel they need special support.