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School information management systems supplier ESS came under fire last year after switching from one-year to three-year contracts

Around one in three students achieved better results in exams than in their teacher-assessed grades from last summer

Robin Walker also tells MPs the decision to run exams this summer is constantly under review

DfE announces it has found 485 ex-teachers to cover Covid absence but latest data shows 44,000 teachers and school leaders off

Children’s commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza reveals she is in talks with the DfE about creating live data showing who is in school

Almost half of teachers surveyed by union say they are being expected to cover lessons