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Unpublished review by Sir David Bell, commissioned by Labour while in opposition, calls for more funding to deliver the party’s school-based nursery plan

The OECD’s latest Education at a Glance study, launched in London today, also highlights the stark differences in attainment between regions in England

Nominations for the next chair of the education committee closed yesterday. Tes takes a look at who is in the running

Union demands government intervention in response to the biggest multi-academy trust’s plan to introduce an alternative teacher pension scheme

Former Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw also says school leaders ‘must not be intimidated by unsupportive and sometimes aggressive parents’

Education secretary highlights need for schools to feel ‘safe’ after ‘shocking and criminal acts of racism and Islamophobia’ this summer

In today’s Tes Daily newsletter, editor Jon Severs offers his view on why we need to interrogate the DfE’s decision to scrap single-word overall grades more deeply

Important strategic decisions facing multi-academy trusts must be addressed with ‘due speed’, says Confederation of School Trusts

The panel supporting Professor Becky Francis’ government curriculum and assessment review has been unveiled

DfE urged to publish guidance ‘swiftly’ ahead of the new school term next week to ‘help tackle the very real risk of division entering the school gates’

Ofsted’s single-word inspection judgements should be scrapped immediately but a replacement system needs to have the confidence of teachers, says union

School leaders say survey acts as ‘stark reminder’ that the last government’s exam reforms ‘have had unintended and detrimental consequences on our young people’