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After reading my post on Delusional Standards in Education, my friend T.O. (who lives in Hertfordshire) sent me the following article:

Education: pupils will lose marks for poor grammar and spelling
By Graeme Paton, Education Editor of The Telegraph

Teenagers will lose up to five per cent of marks in GCSE examinations if they fail to display high standards of written English.

The rules, which are likely to apply to all subjects, including mathematics and science, follow claims that thousands of children leave school without being able to compose a sentence, spell difficult words or write a coherent letter or email.

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