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Headteachers could 'boycott Government reading test', warns union leader

May 6, 2012

Headteachers could boycott the Government's controversial new reading test for six-year-olds if it is used "as a stick to beat schools with", a union leader warned today. Related StoriesAngry heads force U-turn on school inspections full story

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Headteachers could 'boycott Government reading test', warns union leader

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