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It is far too early to be issuing threats over Pupil Premium impact in schools. SecEd editor Pete Henshaw urges Ofsted to leaves schools to get on with their work.

You cannot help but smile at the headline of Ofsted’s recent statement to the press. It read: “Schools should ensure that all pupils achieve their best.”

Well thanks for that Ofsted – as pearls of wisdom go, it’s a corker and has certainly earned its place in the archive at the Ministry of the Bleeding Obvious.

This revelatory headline came alongside Ofsted’s Pupil Premium report, which held some interesting findings (see the full SecEd report here). Right now I am particularly focused on the Premium because SecEd publishes its latest Guide To inside this edition. It looks at how schools can meet their duties to report on, and show the impact of, their Pupil Premium spending (download it at www.sec-ed.co.uk/supplements).

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