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UK's ancient history A-level exam preserved

Sixth formers donned togas to protest at the plans
Ancient history A-level is to be saved from the scrapheap after a high-profile campaign calling for it to continue.

The last exam board in England to offer the subject, OCR, has decided not to abandon the course after pressure from ministers and academics.

Classicists, including shadow education minister Boris Johnson, argued pupils would be denied the chance to study the Roman Empire and ancient Greece.
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