The Guardian view on the widening attainment gap: poorer children need a boost

Editorial: The progress made by pupils from lower-income families has been wiped out – and it’s not all the pandemic’s fault

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Multi-academy trusts have higher secondary-level teacher turnover than local authority schools

Teacher retention problems particularly acute in larger Mats, analysis finds

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Almost half of multi-academy trusts in England in deficit, accountants find

Trusts say costs, such as teacher pay and energy bills, increasing faster than funding

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Strictest academy schools in England suspend 30 times more pupils than the national average

200% suspension rates at ‘zero tolerance’ trusts in England could affect highly vulnerable children, experts warn

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Fragmented education sector, crumbling schools

The hotch-potch of local school management allows central government to pass the buck over the Raac concrete crisis, writes SOLOMON HUGHES

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