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It started off quietly enough. But before the end of 2004 schools would be at the centre of the government’s spending plans, a ministerial row with the monarchy and a reshuffle prompted by political scandal.
In January, the publication of the first "value-added" tables based on the improvement pupils make between the ages of seven and 11 ended the selective schools’ monopoly on the top 10 league table places and offered the first proof that comprehensive schools improve pupils’ prospects (...)