The current test includes verbal and non-verbal reasoning, which are not taught in primary schools and need coaching but the new test may drop that element and place the emphasis on English and Maths, which are taught in classrooms, BBC South East Today's political correspondent John Young explained.

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He proposed more emphasis on the use of English, and a new oath of allegiance for people seeking naturalisation.

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It is believed that in the past there have been only partial attempts at translating Chechen into English - the emphasis having been on compiling Chechen-Russian dictionaries.

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Because there is a minister in Michael Gove who must equally persuade all of the above that he has made the right call, that his English Bacc knocks the Welsh Bacc into a cocked hat, that his emphasis on more challenging exams and academic rigour will deliver gold standard qualifications.

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