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John Roberts is SEND and inclusion editor at Tes magazine

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Gibb: Ofsted should mark down schools with low EBacc take-up
Exclusive: Former schools minister suggests schools should not be rated ‘good’ on quality of education if their EBacc take-up is below the national average
Secondary
23 September 2022
Nick Gibb has dismissed calls to reform the EBacc as the soft bigotry of low expectations
Gullis appointed minister for school standards
Jonathan Gullis’ role in Liz Truss’ new-look government is confirmed
General
16 September 2022
Jonathan Gullis has been appointed as minister of school standards.
Most maintained schools ‘not considering joining a MAT’
National Governance Association survey also reveals that some schools cannot find a suitable academy trust to join
General
10 September 2022
Most maintained schools are not considering joining a MAT, a new survey report has warned.
Truss warned over private school-dominated Cabinet
Social mobility charity raises concerns over the proportion of Cabinet ministers who were educated at independent schools
General
7 September 2022
Social mobility campaigners have raised concern over the proportion of privately educated politicians in Liz Truss' first cabinet.
‘Doing nothing’ on school funding ‘not an option’, Malthouse warned
School leaders’ and teachers’ organisations call on the new education secretary for urgent action and emergency funding
General
7 September 2022
New education secretary Kit Malthouse has been warned doing nothing is not an option on teacher pay and soaring energy costs.
GCSEs: Modern foreign languages in ‘vicious circle’ of decline
Exclusive: ‘League table accountability pressure’ is leading to a drop in entries for ‘harder’ MFL subjects at GCSE, warns exam expert
Secondary
26 August 2022
GCSEs 2022: The teaching of modern foreign languages is in a vicious circle, an exams expert has said.