Single Science GCSE plan fails amid teacher shortage
Ministers' controversial plan to replace triple science with a single GCSE qualification is failing as schools struggle with severe teacher shortages, unions warn.
Ministers' controversial plan to replace triple science with a single GCSE qualification is failing as schools struggle with severe teacher shortages, unions warn.
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