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Many schools in disadvantaged areas on the outskirts of towns and cities are succeeding against the odds – and Ofsted needs to learn the secrets of their success

Cutbacks mean that schools are facing some tough choices – but their first priority must be to preserve their budgets for staff development and wellbeing

Some simple ideas to help education secretary Justine Greening tackle her to-do list

Forget grammars. To boost social mobility, Theresa May needs to send disadvantaged young people to top independent schools

Theresa May famously promised that nobody would be left behind under her government. It’s a shame her policies don’t live up to that statement

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