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A mandatory reading test for Year 8 students will also be introduced by the end of this parliament, Bridget Phillipson confirms

Inspectorate says the increase in inspections may reflect greater awareness of the problem of illegal schools, but warns legal loopholes still make it too easy to evade prosecution

Pay for academy trust chief executives has risen in line with teacher awards, CST survey shows, but remains below the top rate for maintained-school heads

Most teachers expect the government’s upcoming changes will have a negative impact on pupils with complex needs, YouGov survey finds

Maths scholarships worth £31,000 are being scrapped, while awards for modern foreign languages will fall by £6,000 under new DfE guidance

Spending on EHCPs and child disability benefits will rise sharply this decade, the IFS predicts, as the government prepares to set out reforms