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Four page special report on Timss international survey

Teachers say the use of the trust’s data for estimating pupils’ examination grades can be inaccurate and – in non-core subjects – misleading

Campaigners say the inspectorate is compromised having agreed to give the schools special treatment

If they expected the worst of their pupils, they would be reprimanded. So why is the system based on not trusting them?

The results of recent international studies show that, despite huge investment, standards have remained static