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Secondary pupils suffered more learning loss in reading last autumn
The disadvantage gap has also continued to widen since the summer of 2021, research shows
secondary pupil sits on bench reading
Schools White Paper: Gimmicks and old news but MAT focus offers welcome clarity
Sam Freedman pores over the Schools White Paper and finds little to get excited about – apart from, perhaps, proposals around academies that address issues left unattended for too long
Schools White Paper: Gimmicks and old news but MAT focus offers welcome clarity
Schools White Paper: 5 things the DfE has got right
One multi-academy trust leader explains why she believes the government’s new Schools White Paper policy document should be welcomed
Schools White Paper: 5 key proposals the government has got right
White Paper: Why it’s time for academy trusts to ‘grasp the nettle’
In its White Paper, the government has set out its ambition that all schools should be part of a strong academy trust – the sector must use this as a springboard, says the CEO of the Confederation of School Trusts
White paper: Trust sector must act on government's faith
DfE’s Parent Pledge a ‘policy gimmick’, say heads
How education leaders are responding to today’s Schools White Paper
DfE's Parent Pledge a 'policy gimmick', say heads
Zahawi on why he didn’t ask for any new cash for the White Paper
In his only one-to-one interview with an education publication on the launch of the new Schools White Paper, Nadhim Zahawi explains why he is confident the paper’s proposals don’t need extra funding to be achievable
Zahawi on the White Paper, funding and being 'evidence-led'
Schools White Paper: everything you need to know
Ministers have set targets for higher grades at GCSE, better Sats scores and all schools being in multi-academy trusts by 2030
GCSEs: Ministers set target for higher English and maths grades