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Labour’s shadow education secretary tells conference event she wants to explore how tailored support can help children recover from lost learning

This week’s essential education news and analysis includes why KCSIE is letting pupils and teachers down, MPs calling for a ‘major’ mental health plan to tackle the attendance crisis, plus schools see a rise in Covid absences

Schools warn Ofsted that a lack of funding is affecting careers provision

Queen Street Group report reveals concerns over consistency of judgements

Education spokesperson Munira Wilson on what the party would do for schools to be unveiled at the Liberal Democrat Conference

This week’s essential education news includes a sharp rise in Ofsted reports changed after school complaints, criticisms of Rishi Sunak’s plans for a British Baccalaureate, and 27 new schools being added to the list of those containing RAAC

Inspectorate told that schools need to be able to appeal to an independent body with the power to challenge or reopen inspections

Join the Tes News team as they discuss exclusive stories from this week, revealing a spike in Ofsted complaints and a widening gulf between the watchdog and school leaders

But leaders sound warning as Ofsted judgements remain unchanged in the vast majority of cases

Revealed: watchdog does not know how many inspectors have taught particular subjects or worked in primaries, secondaries or special schools

The watchdog has made a series of changes to school inspection, and there could be more to follow. Here is everything you need to know

Ofsted study finds some secondary schools temporarily removed music from their curriculum because of a shortage of specialist teachers