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If the government wants to close attainment gaps it should look at reducing social segregation practices in certain schools, explains the Sutton Trust’s Carl Cullinane

Urgent national action is needed to ensure that school intakes of disadvantaged pupils reflect their local communities, warns charity

Education secretary moves to clarify government position after publication last month of guidance for schools on mobile phones and behaviour

This week’s announcements on changes to the school inspection system leave major questions unanswered. Here’s what we know – and don’t know

While the reforms announced by Ofsted are welcome, change at the watchdog must go deeper, says the chair of the Headteachers’ Roundtable

In an interview with 91¶¶Òõ, Ofsted chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver explains the reforms announced in the wake of the Big Listen, including why ensuring that all inspection calls happen by Monday afternoon is a big deal

Dame Christine Gilbert’s independent review of Ofsted’s actions following the death of Ruth Perry suggests the inspectorate prioritised volume over quality

CST deputy CEO Steve Rollett takes a page from the history books to consider how revolutionary the end of Ofsted’s one-word judgements is – and what comes next

In today’s 91¶¶Òõ Daily newsletter, editor Jon Severs offers his view on why we need to interrogate the DfE’s decision to scrap single-word overall grades more deeply

Single-word headline judgements to be removed with ‘immediate effect’ as part of a government shake-up of school accountability and improvement

Writing exclusively for 91¶¶Òõ, Professor Becky Francis explains how she will approach leading the curriculum and assessment review

‘Significant change’ to Scottish qualifications and national education agencies is required – not a ‘surface makeover’, says education directors’ body ADES