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Spending by schools with higher levels of disadvantaged pupils has fallen by more than twice as much as schools with the most affluent intakes, finds IFS analysis

The former prime minister told the Covid inquiry he was ‘desperate’ to keep schools open in January 2021 but ‘it wasn’t a runner’

Matt Hancock tells inquiry that government ‘had to pull every lever’ by January 2021, including closing schools, because Covid cases were so high

Government scheme to increase the number of maths teachers by spreading out financial incentives actually led to fewer staff in the system, analysis suggests

Confederation of School Trusts CEO Leora Cruddas warns that minimum service levels risk putting schools ‘in direct conflict’ with their staff

ASCL leader says he expects DfE plan to impose minimum service levels in schools during teacher strikes to be challenged in the High Court