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    Sharp increase in pupils suspended or excluded from schools in England

    Teachers struggling with disruptive and violent behaviour as record 787,000 pupils suspended in 2022-23
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    Rich-poor education gap grows for 16-year-olds in almost all of England

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    Inquiry into headteacher’s suicide says ‘macho culture’ of inspections must end

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    School heads urge Labour to continue funding national tutoring scheme

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    Reform UK MP accused of mounting ‘witch-hunt’ against local teachers

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    Rachel Reeves says new government has inherited ‘worst set of circumstances since second world war’ – as it happened

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