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Fewer students achieve top GCSEs after table shake-up

Fewer students achieve top GCSEs after table shake-up

The number of secondary schools considered to be under-performing has doubled in the wake of a major overhaul of the exams system, official figures show.

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THE WASHBLOG: Enjoy the FA Cup magic, it won't be around long

THE WASHBLOG: Enjoy the FA Cup magic, it won't be around long

WHAT an FA Cup weekend. Even without Town being involved, it was wonderful.

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Swindon Advertiser:

School GCSE results tables are published today.
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It's bright at the moment but watch out for sleet later...
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8:36am

Swindon Advertiser:

A stark warning has been issued over the £70m of cuts faced by Swindon Council.
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Opinion

They worked hard

They worked hard

RE: ‘Rural life clouded by solar farm’ (Adver, January 10), I should like to record the work of our two Highworth and Blunsdon councillors, Alan Biship and Maureen Penny, who worked hard with Inglesham residents in opposing the proposed solar farm and who, along with local residents, voiced their objections during the planning committee meeting on December 9.

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House prices cool for fifth month

House prices cool for fifth month

The pace of house price growth softened for the fifth month in a row in January, Nationwide Building Society has reported.

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THE LIST: 25 of the worst passwords you could choose

THE LIST: 25 of the worst passwords you could choose

Anyone who uses a computer uses a password... and we've all read stories warning us about not using obvious ones.

Features

Memories of Swindon's secret army

Memories of Swindon's secret army

ON a crisp autumnal day just over 20 years ago a group of smartly turned-out pensioners – blazers, suits, ties, shoes so shiny that you could virtually make out your reflection in them, etcetera – converged from all corners of the country onto a village near Swindon.

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