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News briefing: 9-15 February 2018: DfE announces times tables check trials, heads 'struggling' to get mental health support for pupils, and more
In the news this week: the DfE has announced that some schools will start trialling a new times tables check from March, a survey finds that headteachers are 'struggling' to get mental health support for pupils, and the Sex Education Forum has published 12 principles of effective SRE.
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