Contained in the proposals are powers for either a council or a Minister to issue statutory guidance to a school where they feel that their method of teaching - say, reading - is not consistent with best practice and cannot be shown to be delivering appreciable results.

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The Netflix CEO "views social media as an important method of communication and, consistent with the SEC's guidance in this area, will continue to do so, " a spokesman for the Los Gatos, Calif.

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