Leading Article: Timely warning
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The concern is that teachers are exploiting rules designed to help dyslexic pupils. Teachers are under enormous pressure to achieve the best results for their students.
But they must resist any impulse to award extra time to those who don't really need it. Extra time is vital for students with real problems but the system will be undermined if schools abuse it.
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