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BASC welcomes significant improvement on GL43

BASC has welcomed the announcement by the Secretary of State for Defra of a new general licence (GL45) for the release of game birds (pheasant and red legged partridges) on or near certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in England. After the chaos of last year’s announcement at short notice, BASC has achieved significant improvements to… Read more »

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BASC and Natural England meet to talk wildfowling

BASC has recently organised three Introduction to Wildfowling workshops for Natural England (NE) staff. The events were aimed at equipping NE staff with the knowledge and understanding of wildfowling which would ultimately help them make informed, pragmatic consenting decisions on protected and designated sites. More than 40 NE staff, as well as members of local… Read more »

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Alan Johnson announces abolition of GCSE maths coursework
GCSE maths coursework scrapped

The coursework element of GCSE maths will be scrapped and in all other subjects it will be supervised, the education secretary has announced. In a speech to the Labour party conference in Manchester, Alan Johnson also announced more help for children in care to ensure the state can provide them with the “security and love… Read more »

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GCSE results show rise in English and maths but fall in languages entries
Basics do well at GCSE but language entries fall

The number of students getting a good pass in their maths and English GCSEs has increased slightly this year, despite business concerns about a decline in basic skills. Ministers and union leaders welcomed the rise in students getting a C grade or above in English, from 60.9 per cent to 61.6 per cent, and in… Read more »