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The ASCL said members are ‘gravely concerned about the stress and pressure likely to be generated by the new inspection system’.

Government will set out how it will reform the Send system in the Schools White Paper later this year

Students across England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive their A-level results on Thursday

Education leaders have warned of the possible continuation of ‘stark’ divides in top grades between different regions.

The Association of School and College Leaders and the National Association of Head Teachers may take the ‘unprecedented step’ over inspection reforms.

Every year, more pupils are granted special ‘access arrangements’ to give them a fairer chance in GCSEs, A-levels and other exams. But with more than 600,000 arrangements in England alone, can the schools keep up? And are some students gaming the system?

More schools also reducing spending on trips, IT, extracurricular activities and GCSE subject choices

School attendance policies should ‘prioritise encouragement and support over sanctions’, the NFER paper has said.

More than 171,000 pupils missed at least half of possible school sessions in 2023/24, Department for Education statistics show.