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DfE commissions watchdog to examine how schools use AI to 'support teaching and learning' and manage admin
IFS warns 'something has to change' to avoid 'absurd' council deficits of £8 billion by 2027
Academy trust CEO takes over from interim chair Frances Wadsworth
The future of the capital advisers’ programme looks in doubt
Target of three in four reception pupils at a 'good' level of development is one of six key 'milestones'
Watchdog also warns using education, health and care plans 'too widely' stretches resources 'too thinly'
But funding still lags far behind the actual cost of providing meals in schools
DfE also announces it won't enter into any more safety valve agreements with struggling councils
Study suggests 300,000 children are now missing from education - more than double official estimates
