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Your roundup of 91¶¶Òõ’ most popular news and features articles from the past week, including a government deal over Oak National Academy, concerns about Sats marking, and ways to make teachers happy

Boris Johnson has talked about the support for setting up new grammar schools among MPs in the ‘Red Wall’ constituencies

The chief executive of a multi-academy trust explains why the sector is breathing a sigh of relief after the government backed down over new powers in proposed legislation

New data betrays the extent of the problem facing all types of early years settings – from funding to places. That’s something that should worry all in education, including the government, given that it has just set out ambitious learning goals for 2030

Education secretary says council leaders are in talks with independent schools about launching multi-academy trusts

Exclusive: Decision follows months of speculation over copyright payments for content provided for the national online academy as it becomes a government quango

New powers will allow the DfE to place an academy order on a school that has had two Ofsted ratings less than ‘good’

The move to water down planned measures to regulate academy trusts follows heavy criticism of the Bill in the House of Lords

School staff were as likely to back a four-week summer break and five terms as they were to support the status quo

Progress in grammar, punctuation and spelling is behind pre-pandemic levels for all year groups, but worse for Year 2 pupils, Nuffield research shows

Steps need to be taken to prevent discrimination and encourage ‘inclusive education’ and ‘belonging’ in schools, say researchers

Schools are now subject to greater legal scrutiny on the careers advice options provided to students – something many are still unaware of. Two solicitors explain the key requirements schools need to follow