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Coronation robes banned by King Charles, with peers told to wear business suits instead
Rey Mysterio Gets High Praise from His Peers Ahead of WWE Hall of Fame Entry
Michael B. Jordan branded ‘god-like’ by peers as he gets Hollywood Walk of Fame star
Public Order Bill: Peers defeat plans to curb protest disruption
James Webb peers into icy cloud to learn about exoplanet formation
MPs and Peers Do Worse Than 10-Year-Olds in Maths and English Sats
Across the country, 59% of pupils aged 10 and 11 reached the expected standard in the Sats tests of maths, reading and writing this year, down from 65% in 2019, the previous time the tests were taken. Detailed figures published by the Department for Education in the summer revealed disadvantaged children had a steeper fall than their better-off peers. Walker took part in the Big SATS Sit-In Westminster alongside his Conservative colleagues Flick Drummond and Gagan Mohindra; Labour MPs Ian Byrne and Emma Lewell-Buck with the Green party’s Lady Bennett to experience the high-stakes nature of the exams. More Than A Score hope the politicians will take the high-pressured experience away with them and realise that “the exams only judge schools but do not help children’s learning” at that age.
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Ethnic minority Brits more likely to work in ‘most precarious jobs’ than white peers
Rebooted Mars Express instrument peers inside martian moon Phobos
Friends and peers celebrate the musical genius of Davy Graham: “In some way, we all worshipped him”
Shirley Collins, Martin Carthy, Ray Davies among other friends and collaborators celebrate the guitar maverick at the vanguard of ’60s folk
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