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'Long slog' to set up new schools

What should parents do if their children do not get into the secondary school of their choice? Lesley Surman of Parents Alliance and a school governor Ken Greenwood, whose daughter has failed to get into her third choice of school, discuss the Conservative party's proposal that parents should be able to set up their own schools.

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