NSW Education Department secretary Murat Dizdar wants teachers to return to giving students step-by-step and clear instructions instead of student-led learning.
While advantaged schools made up more than 90 per cent of the top performers, dozens of schools across NSW have defied that trend to punch above their weight in reading, writing and maths results.
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