McClendon was forced to surrender his chairmanship of the board and is now subject to higher levels of board scrutiny due to the addition of five new board members.

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In 2011 physics was the fourth most popular subject for A-levels for boys in England.

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The executive agreed on 8 September that tuition fees would be kept at current levels, subject only to inflationary increases.

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