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Prior to September (2016), our first year of delivery of the new specification, everything seemed to be in place. The specs were accredited, we had been on the exam board training, we had bought textbooks and online resources and had a route planned showing which teacher would deliver which topic. On the surface, it was pretty much business as usual, so how come the last year has been so challenging?

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