Proposal aims to tackle under-achievement by white working-class children and improve schools’ focus on readingPupils at state schools in England will face new reading tests in an attempt to tackle under-achievement by...
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Read MoreExclusive: ministers also looking at giving Ofsted more powers and accelerating academisationRadical proposals to bring back national testing for 14-year-olds and scrap limits on teaching hours are under consideration by...
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Read MoreExclusive: Gavin Williamson to announce 2021 exam delay in England and back-up plan in event of Covid disruption Schools in England are to hold rigorous mock exams this winter as part of the government’s “plan...
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