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Tests scrapped for 14-year-olds

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The schools secretary Ed Balls has announced new Government plans to scrap Sats tests for 14-year-olds in England.

Mr Balls told MPs in the Commons that Key Stage 3 tests were 'not working effectively' and revealed plans that would replace the tests in 2009.

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