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A leading college in Londonderry will introduce its own academic aptitude test when the 11-plus ends.
A secondary school is banned from picking 10% of its pupils based on their "aptitude" for technology.
The data from a school for Calcutta slum children is an education, writes Kaushik Basu.
Oxford University is considering an aptitude test for English degrees, to select the brightest candidates.
People with an aptitude for languages could have different shaped brains to others, scientists say.
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A university vice-chancellor says government education plans will lead to a proliferation of aptitude tests.
The education secretary ends selection by aptitude at some new specialist schools in England.
Queen's University Belfast plans to introduce aptitude tests for its oversubscribed medicine courses.
Ministers are considering calls to reduce some specialist schools' right to select 10% of pupils by "aptitude".
A report by MPs on admission to secondary schools calls for changes to rules affecting specialists and grammars.
Teachers would support the use of US-style aptitude tests for university admission, suggests a survey.
Oxford University intends to introduce an "aptitude test" for history courses - and an English test may follow.
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The school admissions regulator in England says 10 specialist schools' policies are illegal.
The proposals announced by the government for improving English education would do credit to Margaret Thatcher. Jeremy Paxman interviewed the Schools Minister.
There is a call to abolish computerised teacher aptitude tests, after students complained of technical difficulties.
The education secretary thinks US-style aptitude tests might ensure more young people from state schools get into the top universities.
Pupils who show a particular aptitude for a subject will be allowed to drop other GCSEs so that they can develop their specialism.
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