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More answers to questions

It is interesting watching the government squirm on their plans to phase out supply teachers and replace them with Classroom supervisors.

The Answer on teacher assuaults shows one of the reasons why people are leaving the teaching profession.

The Answer on postal votes shows that the normal turnout of postal votes is about 78-79%. Clearly we don't know the answer for 2005 yet.

They have generally avoided the issue on the rest.

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