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The GCSE North-South Divide

Graham Prior

12th November 2015

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This BBC article, North-south divide mapped in GCSE results, highlights that GCSE results in England show few signs of a north-south divide getting narrower.

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Graham Prior

Graham is an experienced teacher, examiner, moderator and lover of education with a passion for teaching and learning.

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