This will aim to bring all pupils up to at least a C grade at GCSE, but for pupils who cannot achieve this the government is proposing "high-quality alternatives", which will be identified after a consultation.

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Even they cannot achieve much in a completely failed state, but they tend to flourish in places where there is some internal debate between different levels of government and private interests.

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It reminded me that the people I interact with professionally and personally are individuals that behave in a certain manner for reasons that I cannot fathom but must channel, funnel, or mold into a productive member of my team so that we can achieve a common goal.

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