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'Last chance saloon' for schools
Published: 15 May, 2007
A business leader has said it is "a national disgrace" that half of young people leave England's schools without at least five good GCSEs. The system was in the "last chance saloon" after "endless" government initiatives, said David Frost of the British Chambers of Commerce. If performance still failed to improve, academic selection should be brought back, he told its annual conference. The government said there had been "major improvements" in recent years. In 2006, 43.8% of youngsters obtained the Department for Education and Skills attainment benchmark of the equivalent of five good GCSEs including English and maths. Mr Frost said: "It is nothing short of a national disgrace. This is in the 21st century, not Victorian Britain." Related articles: 
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