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		<title>DfE pondered launching in-house MIS to save schools cash</title>
		<link>https://schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-pondered-launching-in-house-mis-to-save-schools-cash/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Dyson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 21:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[education technology]]></category>
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		<title>Councils given statutory ‘school readiness’ targets</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Esmé Kenney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 21:56:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="1920" height="1080" src="https://schoolsweek.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/target-growth-child-development-good-positive-SW-feat-images-June-1920x1080-1.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://schoolsweek.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/target-growth-child-development-good-positive-SW-feat-images-June-1920x1080-1.jpg 1920w, https://schoolsweek.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/target-growth-child-development-good-positive-SW-feat-images-June-1920x1080-1-670x377.jpg 670w, https://schoolsweek.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/target-growth-child-development-good-positive-SW-feat-images-June-1920x1080-1-970x546.jpg 970w, https://schoolsweek.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/target-growth-child-development-good-positive-SW-feat-images-June-1920x1080-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://schoolsweek.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/target-growth-child-development-good-positive-SW-feat-images-June-1920x1080-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /><p>But experts warn there's a danger they 'end up hitting the target but missing the point'</p>
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		<title>‘We need to talk about Ofsted,’ says trust chief executive</title>
		<link>https://schoolsweek.co.uk/we-need-to-talk-about-ofsted-says-trust-chief-executive/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lydia Chantler-Hicks]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 21:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ofsted]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="1920" height="1080" src="https://schoolsweek.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/LAAT-open-letter-Ofsted-feat.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://schoolsweek.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/LAAT-open-letter-Ofsted-feat.jpg 1920w, https://schoolsweek.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/LAAT-open-letter-Ofsted-feat-670x377.jpg 670w, https://schoolsweek.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/LAAT-open-letter-Ofsted-feat-970x546.jpg 970w, https://schoolsweek.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/LAAT-open-letter-Ofsted-feat-768x432.jpg 768w, https://schoolsweek.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/LAAT-open-letter-Ofsted-feat-1536x864.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /><p>'Varying' and at times 'unnecessarily adversarial' inspections are crippling staff wellbeing, says CEO</p>
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