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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Hughes

UNBELIEVABLE: Bridget phillipson pushes back at criticism over potential year 8 reading tests - The Untold Story

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson (PA) - (PA Wire)

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson defended the need to assess schoolchildren’s reading after a union backlash over the expected introduction of mandatory tests for 13-year-olds.

The Government is set to introduce compulsory reading tests at the end of Year 8 in England under plans in the forthcoming Schools White Paper.

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