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Phillipson to reveal 90% phonics check ‘ambition’

Bridget Phillipson to unveil new target today - and says year 8 reading test will 'assess fluency and comprehension'

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ASCL drops Ofsted inspector threat – but mulls legal action

Union shelves plan to ask leaders to step down as inspectors - but says it has 'resolved to explore...

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Schools Week Reporter
Movers and Shakers

Movers and shakers: Education Partnership Trust, CICES, Bury Council

This week’s movers and shakers include an Olympic wrestler, a Lego collector and a former tree-logger

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News

‘Call out schools attempting to curate their rolls’, urges trust CEO

MAT leader says 'we need to stop rewarding schools' who do not welcome all youngsters in their community

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Schools Week Reporter
News

Movers and Shakers: STRB, Ormiston, AQA, Stone King

This week’s movers and shakers include a former apprentice footballer, an amateur musical performer (by accident) and someone with...

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Schools Week Reporter
News

Reshuffle: 15 interesting facts about education’s new ministers

Three MPs from the class of '24 have joined the education ministerial team - here's what you need to...

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News

School funding for Mandarin lessons cut by a quarter

Funding for trips to China and retention payments under languages programme also scaled back

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Schools Week Reporter
A-level results 2025

A-level results 2025: Top grades rise slightly again this year

Ofqual says results rise could be because this year's cohort made 'better post-16 choices' - but regional gap grows

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Schools

School staff scholarships announced to tackle antisemitism

Long-awaited £7m training contract will also help schools navigate 'difficult' conversations on Israel-Gaza conflict

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Anviksha Patel