Dodd Partners
Four-month investigation reveals the devastating toll on families and schools
Teachers are told to 'keep them safe' as schools are left to 'plug the gap'
Heads say the system is 'completely overwhelmed'
Ministers want more sixth forms that send pupils to top universities as part of 'levelling-up' agenda
London to get new RSC and other areas redrawn to align regions with rest of government
Gap for poorest pupils fails to improve since 2011
Government has told leaders they can shoulder 'cost pressures' from recent funding rises
Qualifications entered early in 2020 and 2021 won't count towards progress 8 scores of current year 11 cohort
Leaders still facing 'major headache' as almost one in ten staff remain absent