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Will England’s new reading test for secondary pupils be useful?

All secondary-age school pupils in year eight (aged 12 and 13) in England will be required by the government to take a reading test. The declared purpose is to help drive up reading standards so that “everyone can thrive”. Is this additional test a good idea?

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Curriculum review will support changing ‘inflexible approach’ to GCSE resits

Recommendations to help young people make better progress post-16 will be reflected in the coming skills white paper, Professor Becky Francis said.

Evening Standard

Headteachers’ union to explore options for legal action over Ofsted plans

The ASCL said members are ‘gravely concerned about the stress and pressure likely to be generated by the new inspection system’.

Evening Standard

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Teachers union rejects claim schools are ‘encouraging children to find problems’

Baroness Amanda Spielman said teachers could be ‘unintentionally encouraging children to find things to be unhappy about’.

Evening Standard

Government set to introduce compulsory reading test at 13

Secondary school pupils would take the test at the end of Year 8, according to measures in the Government’s Schools White Paper.

The Independent UK

Year 8 state school pupils in England could face mandatory reading tests

Proposal aims to tackle under-achievement by white working-class children and improve schools’ focus on reading

The Guardian - UK

Compulsory reading test to be introduced for 13-year-olds

One union leader is unhappy with the plans

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Headteachers say new Ofsted inspections will be worse for wellbeing – poll

The Association of School and College Leader has warned the new system could deter people from becoming teachers and school leaders.

Evening Standard

Government consulting on cutting Ofsted inspection subsidy for private schools

Fees for some private schools could increase by more than £1,000 a year over the next five years.

Evening Standard

Private schools face Ofsted inspection cost hike as Phillipson to axe subsidies

The Education Secretary’s allies said it is ‘unfair’ that taxpayers whose children go to state schools are bankrolling the costs of private schools.

Evening Standard

Nearly nine in 10 heads support exploring strike options over Ofsted, union says

The NAHT school leaders’ union said it heard ‘loud and clear’ from members that the plans do not have the support of headteachers.

Evening Standard

Nursery worker charged with sexually assaulting a child

Zara Lancashire appeared at Hatfield Magistrates Court charged with 11 offences as part of a police investigation into child sexual offences

The Independent UK

Ofsted’s gargantuan framework will cause conflict and achieve little

Letters: Frank Coffield offers an alternative way forward. Plus a letter from Chris Dunne

The Guardian - UK

Hillsborough Law 'will address injustices faced by Grenfell Tower survivors'

Margaret Aspinall, whose son James, 18, died at Hillsborough, said she is hopeful the new law ‘will mean no one will ever have to suffer like we did’

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The Independent UK

Campaigner backs Hillsborough Law ‘legacy’ after meeting with Starmer

Margaret Aspinall, whose son James, 18, died at Hillsborough, said she is hopeful the new law ‘will mean no one will ever have to suffer like we did’.

Evening Standard

Campaigners hail Hillsborough Law but warn it must not be watered down

The Government said the new legislation will ‘end the culture of cover-ups’.

The Independent UK

Campaigners hail new Hillsborough Law: ‘It means no one will ever have to suffer like we did’

The government said the new legislation will ‘end the culture of cover-ups’ but have been warned not to water it down

The Independent UK

Jason Manford denies reports he quit Waterloo Road after one year

Comedian starred as Steve Savage in BBC school drama series

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Best-value commuter towns within 30 minutes of central London

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The Independent UK

How does your hospital rank in new NHS league tables?

West Streeting said the rankings will end the ‘postcode lottery’ of care, but experts warn hospital performance is ‘not as simple as good or bad’

The Guardian - UK

Ofsted to press ahead with new inspection regime despite opposition

Unions and headteachers say ‘Nando’s-style’ scorecard is worse than schools watchdog’s current regime

The Independent UK

Warning issued over ‘Nando’s-style grading’ as Ofsted unveils changes

Schools in England will be graded across a variety of different areas using a colour-coded five-point scale

Evening Standard

Ruth Perry’s sister says Ofsted reforms put school leaders ‘at risk of public shaming’

Professor Julia Waters, sister of Ruth Perry, said Ofsted’s new plans are just a cosmetic rebranding of the same ‘unreliable and punishing system’.

Evening Standard

Nando’s-style grading won’t keep pupils safe or boost good teaching, union says

Schools in England will be graded across a variety of different areas.

The Independent UK

New-look Ofsted report cards for schools to be given to parents from November

Schools in England will be graded across different areas – including attendance and inclusion – using a colour-coded five-point scale.

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