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My daughter and thousands of students in France left in limbo by delayed grants
A Connexion reader got in touch to tell us about the trouble his daughter had receiving her university grant (bourse)
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Explained: How to go to a French university as an overseas student
Final submission deadlines are in December-January to start in the following autumn
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Budget could cut tax reduction for parents of secondary school children in France
Proponents propose a current tax break should instead be channelled into grants
Daily grammar and arithmetic lessons

Fifteen minutes of mental arithmetic and daily dictation and grammar lessons are part of new government guidelines to teachers aimed at improving pupils’ falling academic levels.
Education minister Jean-Michel Blanquer’s desire to ‘get back to basics’ also includes studying 5-10 books a year and learning times tables by heart. The 130-page booklet of instructions is aimed primarily at primary school teaching.