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Government signed off on £2m scheme for assessments at schools with 'system-built' classroom blocks last year
Education secretary also says parents use 'tribunal factor' to get kids into 'very expensive independent schools'
Gap in attainment between poorer pupils and better-off peers widest since 2011
First study of its kind tracks impact of school leaders on pupil progress, teacher turnover and absences
DfE confirms pay scales following offer of 6.5% for teachers and leaders
The government said it is 'very concerned' some schools have closed due to safety fears
'If the government is serious about tackling the attainment gap, then schools must be given the resources they require...
'Hope has disappeared because somebody made a mistake'
The proportion of pupils missing school because of illness has doubled in two weeks
