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UK teachers want cash skills to replace religious studies lessons, study finds (uk.news.yahoo.com)
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BRITAIN wants personal finance lessons to replace religious studies on the school curriculum, new national research reveals.

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[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No - English literature is a separate subject.

[–] Risk@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You had English Language as well as English Lit at school?

[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes. In the UK, English and English Lit are separate GCSE and A level subjects

[–] livus@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Is the provision of one of them by itself associated with schools serving lower socioeconomic areas?

I know over here we used to have two kinds of English and one was pitched at people who planned to leave school at 16.