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Teachers to face tougher exams

Teachers to face tougher exams
Trainee teachers will face tougher exams as part of a government bid to raise standards.

The move comes as Education Minister David Laws has hit out at schools for having "depressingly low expectations".

He told the Daily Telegraph that teachers and careers advisers "have a role and a responsibility to aim for the stars and to encourage people to believe they can reach the top".

Education Secretary Michael Gove said the new "rigorous selection" for trainees would help raise standards.

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