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Scaled scores for 2026 key stage 2 SATs announced

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Department for Education publishes marks pupils need to meet the 'expected' standard

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Trusts named and shamed over chief executive pay

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Harris, Leigh and Brampton are on the list, but the DfE won’t say if it’s taken any action

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Lucy Powell appointed education secretary in Andy Burnham’s reshuffle

Labour's deputy leader replaces Bridget Phillipson at the Department for Education

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Key stage 2 SATs 2026: slight rise in pupils meeting expected standard

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63 per cent met the expected standard, but numbers fail to bounce back to pre-pandemic levels

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Pupil numbers expected to fall faster than previously predicted

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New annual data on the projected number of pupils shows sharper drop than predicted

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Schools minister Georgia Gould stays on at DfE in Burnham reshuffle

Council SEND inspections could continue during reorganisation

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Vacant blocks facing demolition ‘perfect chance’ for surveys

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Lucy Powell appointed education secretary in Andy Burnham’s reshuffle

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Revealed: LocatED chief’s £140k ‘termination payment’

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SATs delay review: The key questions Gilbert will be asking

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‘Little evidence’ of impact of the national year of reading, MPs say

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Troubled Hull trust given notice to improve after two-year probe

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Watchdogs on the lookout for AI experts

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Pupil numbers expected to fall faster than previously predicted

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Secondary schools shut out of scaled SATs scores until Friday

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DfE sticks with ‘overly broad’ digital V-level

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Ofsted chair to lead review into SATs marking fiasco

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