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John Roberts

John Roberts is SEND and inclusion editor at Tes magazine

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Revealed: How Ofsted rated its back to school performance
Inspectorate is asked to increase inspections and reduce its headcount as it resumed full programme of school visits
General
14 July 2022
Curtain
GCSEs 2022: Make Covid impact clear in league tables, says regulator
Statistics watchdog says league tables remain an important indicator for the country’s education system
General
13 July 2022
Secondary
Will Quince will lead SEND reforms as schools minister
Former children’s minister will carry on taking responsibility for the SEND Green Paper proposals in his new role
General
13 July 2022
Minister
Academies review panel ‘disappointing’, say sector leaders
Exclusive: Fears have been raised about omissions from the government’s new academies policy review panel
General
12 July 2022
Attendance: almost 1 in 5 secondary students off school
Teacher absence increased by more than a fifth in two weeks amid a rise in Covid cases, official figures show
General
12 July 2022
Covid
Masks back in school corridors as Covid cases rise
ASCL union plans to raise concerns over increasing Covid absence in schools with new education secretary James Cleverly
General
12 July 2022
A headteachers' leader has warned that schools are still grappling with rising Covid rates.