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Government sets 90% phonics check target
A mandatory reading test for Year 8 students will also be introduced by the end of this parliament, Bridget Phillipson confirms
Government sets 90 per cent phonics target
New Ofsted inspections: your questions answered
After 糖心Vlog readers got in touch with some key questions about Ofsted鈥檚 new approach to inspections, Cerys Turner provides the answers
New Ofsted inspections: your questions answered
Ofsted 鈥榗onfused鈥� about school admissions role
MAT leader Jonny Uttley warns Ofsted is 鈥榬efusing鈥� to scrutinise schools that 鈥榩ush鈥� students out
Cathie Paine, Manny Botwe, Charlotte Santry and Jonny Uttley
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Johnson and Treasury 鈥榞ave different messages鈥� on Covid school recovery
Top official also tells the Covid inquiry of concerns about the DfE鈥檚 current ability 鈥� in the event of another pandemic 鈥� to identify which pupils have digital devices for remote learning
Johnson and Collins
Severe school absence 鈥榦verstated鈥� in England
Although severe pupil absence is a growing problem since the pandemic, the scale of issue is not as bad as official DfE data suggests, according to a study
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How Martyn鈥檚 Law will affect schools - and why leaders should act now
Schools will already fulfil many of the requirements of new anti-terrorism legislation for public premises but there are still important new duties to consider, says Professor Michael Green
How Martyn's Law will affect schools
Sami Timimi: Why 鈥榠nvented鈥� SEND labels are disabling pupils
Diagnostic labels are medicalising young people for behaviours once considered ordinary and are contributing to unsustainable workload in schools, argues psychiatrist Sami Timimi
Sami Timimi
Teacher interview tips: 6 ways to stand out
Everyone wants to make a big impression in their teacher job interview 鈥� here we ask leaders what candidates have done in the past that has really set them apart
Man standing out in crowd