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After Tes readers got in touch with some key questions about Ofsted’s new approach to inspections, Cerys Turner provides the answers

MAT leader Jonny Uttley warns Ofsted is ‘refusing’ to scrutinise schools that ‘push’ students out

Top official also tells the Covid inquiry of concerns about the DfE’s current ability – in the event of another pandemic – to identify which pupils have digital devices for remote learning

Although severe pupil absence is a growing problem since the pandemic, the scale of issue is not as bad as official DfE data suggests, according to a study

Diagnostic labels are medicalising young people for behaviours once considered ordinary and are contributing to unsustainable workload in schools, argues psychiatrist Sami Timimi

Phil Humphreys takes on role at 43-school trust having previously been director of education for Lift Schools

Headteachers’ leaders call for more support and guidance to tackle misogyny in schools as new research suggests it is a growing issue

Chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver and Ofsted chair Dame Christine Gilbert face the education select committee as the finalised plans for new inspections come under scrutiny

Former education secretary criticises Boris Johnson for giving ‘false hope’ in spring 2020 that schools would reopen

The Association of School and College Leaders has confirmed it will explore legal action against Ofsted over the impact of report cards on school leader wellbeing

Looking at how Chicago turned around its struggling schools offers insights into how the curriculum review could unlock transformation here, says trust CEO Becks Boomer-Clark

A head who had a two-day pilot inspection under Ofsted’s new framework shares what he learned – and why it was a positive experience