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Issue 140 | Page 3 | Published Nov 2015

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'Into the melting pot! 'what will you throw in? When we asked that question we received many and varied responses as you can imagine. One super one, if you are looking at your primary science assessment practice, is on the TAPS project (Teacher Assessment in Primary Science)...

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