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Presents summaries of documents relevant to education in Great Britain from various organizations and government bodies. "A Level Standards," report from the House of Commons Education and Skills Committee; "Secondary Education: Visits to Birmingham and Auckland," report from the House of Commons Education and Skills Committee; "Best Value and Performance Improvement Circular 3/200," from the Deputy Prime Minister.

The article discusses an announcement by Jahangir Akbar, the head of Oldknow Academy in Birmingham, England, that he intends to remain in his position despite controversy over the dismissal of heads and governors of Birmingham schools as of July 2014. Topics addressed include public funds paid by Oldknow to Pauline Geoghegan, spokesperson of the Hands Off Birmingham Schools, in order to oppose the dismissals, as well as allegations of Muslims' attempts to gain influence within the schools.

Presents summaries of reports from local education authorities in Great Britain. "Promoting Education for Life: A Summary for Schools of Bexley's Best Value Performance Plan"; "Looked After Children: An Interim Report," Birmingham; "Nottingham City Council: Achievement Team"; "The Salford Early Years Toolkit"; Out of School Hours Learning (OSHL): Complementary and Supplementary," Hertfordshire.