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Uni bosses axe Islam course

Manchester Metropolitan University has pulled the plug on its Islamic Studies course after just four students signed up.

It has run a two-year course on the religion and Middle-Eastern societies for the past two decades.

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Scrapping cash for maths scheme just doesn’t add up say teachers

Teachers have slammed plans to dismantle a pioneering maths scheme which has sent results soaring.

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Academy unites Asian and white students

A new academy which has united two schools in a bid to wipe out ‘deep-rooted’ segregation in a town hit by race riots has opened.

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Burnage students start new term in £17m state-of-the-art facility

A thousand students attending Manchester’s only specialist media arts college have gone back to school and to a brand-new £17 million state-of-the-art facility.

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Straight ‘A’ student can’t get uni place

A straight A student didn’t get a single offer from university, despite having dedicated the last four years of her life to her dream of becoming a doctor.

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Young Alina proves she’s top of the class

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Tragedy of the boy whose mum didn’t live to see him get 10 A*s

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Girl survived the horrors of Afghan war and got 6 A-Levels at Grade A - but still can’t get into university

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New admissions rules to boost opportunities for overseas students at UK Universities

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Flying high - the GCSE class acts

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Banger to release Soorma

New Year and a brand new artist is set to take bhangra music on another level!

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Debenhams launches hosiery for all skin tones

Department store Debenhams has launched a range of ‘invisible’ skin tone hosiery for Asian and black women.

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