The curriculum is also increasingly focused on developing pupils' skills, with a reduced role for specific subject content, while global citizenship is also a central part of the thinking behind the revisions.

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Her role is to stay above politics, so Gardner's disclosure is a rare insight into how she privately engaged with Britain's government on a specific subject.

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For example, with improved badge technology, a prospective employer can quickly and easily compare test and grade results among applicants in say a specific subject, e.g.

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