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Biggest schools shake-up in England a decade to cut GCSE exam time - and add AI and fake news lessons

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Proposed year 8 tests should not be used to measure schools – review chief | Independent

Government announces plan to cut GCSE exam time by up to three hours | The Standard

'Vandalism!' Children to be given climate change lessons in Labour's 'diverse' new curriculum | GB News

Curriculum review: more diversity — and fewer exams at GCSE | The Times

Five-year-olds to be taught climate change under Labour | The Telegraph

Major school changes as parents given chilling warning over child safety | Mirror

Primary school kids set to be given compulsory lessons on ‘climate justice’ under Labour curriculum shake-up | The Sun

Labour accused of 'educational vandalism' as it moves to 'dumb down' curriculum by scrapping flagship Tory drive towards 'tough' GCSEs in favour of 'Mickey Mouse' subjects | Daily Mail

Other Related Coverage

  • Mortgages and AI to be added to the curriculum in English schools | BBC News
  • GCSE exam times to be slashed under new government plans | Independent
  • All schoolchildren in England to be taught financial literacy | Financial Times
  • England curriculum should focus less on exams and more on life skills, finds review | The Guardian
  • National curriculum review in England: 10 key recommendations | The Guardian
  • Citizenship, music and arts: What Starmer wants kids to learn in schools | The i Paper

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