"A key way to do that will be to have more one-to-one and small group tuition for pupils who would benefit alongside excellent, everyday classroom teaching, " she said.

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She said the loss of teaching jobs would have a "major impact on small group tuition, problem-based learning and on the pastoral care of students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds who often need extra support".

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This particular problem will only be exacerbated in small rural schools where classes are made up from more than one year group making sequential teaching difficult.

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Imagine the surprise of a group of media men who ate and drank heartily at a small bar, while teaching the owner to sing "Forever Everton", when they were forcibily ejected - for trying to pay their bill.

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