Summary
Thousands of youngsters are still leaving West Midland primary schools without basic literacy and numeracy skills, Government figures have revealed.
Test results for pupils aged 11 showed a quarter of Birmingham children failed to reach basic standards in English, while more than a quarter failed in mathematics.See the full content of this document
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Too Many Pupils Leave School Without Basics
The results were exactly the same as last year.
Business leaders last night warned low skills were holding back the region's economy.Jerry Blackett, Birmingham Chamber of...See the full content of this document
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