The 2008 GCSE results show that more young people than ever are achieving highly in English and mathematics – the bedrock of every child’s education and lifelong skills- with English and maths rising 0.7% and 1.1% respectively
The results come from the first group of GCSE students to be educated exclusively under Labour - benefiting fully from Labour’s extra investment in schools, increased numbers of teachers and teaching assistants and reforms such as the Literacy and Numeracy Hours.
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