The second round of the refresh scheme is being limited to staff in the secondary sector.

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Earlier this week, the island's education department announced an end to nurture groups in both the primary and secondary sector.

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In the secondary sector, the proportion fell from 2.8% to 2.7%.

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In the secondary sector, cuts range from 19% in the case of trainee history teachers to small increases in the number of places for religious education and mathematics.

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The biggest push for badge certification is coming from an unlikely source: industry and education reform leaders, not the post-secondary education sector.

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As industries like the automotive sector rebound, the demand for primary and secondary aluminum metal also has risen.

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The private sector, which accounts for 30% of primary and secondary education, fares little better.

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However, the ECB has been buying in those secondary markets and thus should be treated the same way as the private sector holders.

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The workshop gathered officials from PDMA, elementary and secondary education department, communication and works department, Pakistan army, police department, academia, private sector school organizations, UN agencies, and other civil society organizations on a common platform to urge and emphasize need of safe schools, especially in the scenario of floods and earthquake.

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