Schools Exclusive Loss of £80m low-carbon skills fund could stop schools going green Cash-strapped schools will be unable to afford bids for a wider decarbonisation scheme, consultants warn Jack Dyson 2d Jack Dyson 2d News Speech and language pilot extended, but funding is cut Early language support for every child pilot gets extension, but funding reduced despite aim to reach more children Jack Dyson 2d Jack Dyson 2d News Five things we learned about the teacher workforce from the STRB report Teachers’ pay has been eroded far more sharply than other professions, data shows Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2d SEND Exclusive Extra £1bn SEND funding is ‘not reaching children’ Many councils aren’t passing on the funding allocated for high needs at last year’s budget Jack Dyson 2d Jack Dyson 2d SEND Long read SEND reforms: the backlash begins ‘If SEND isn’t fixed now – it will become so broken and big, it never gets resolved’, says one… John Dickens 3d John Dickens 3d Teacher pay Teacher pay and conditions: 5 suggestions from the STRB Make schools ‘fully embrace’ flexible working, review pay grades and consider multi-year settlements, says review body Freddie Whittaker 3d Freddie Whittaker 3d Teacher pay Teacher pay: DfE accepts 4% rise, provides £615m funding But schools must fund a quarter of the rise themselves, on top of savings they’ve already budgeted for Freddie Whittaker 3d Freddie Whittaker 3d News Inclusive schools reflect their areas and are ‘culturally sensitive’ on behaviour – think tank Centre for Young Lives recommends admissions duties are returned to councils and RISE advisers monitor school rolls Freddie Whittaker 4d Freddie Whittaker 4d Schools Bill Lords seek to water down schools bill powers Peers will consider hundreds of amendments to the legislation as opposition politicians point to ‘serious concerns’ Freddie Whittaker 4d Freddie Whittaker 4d MATs Exclusive Large trust CEO leaves after just 18 months GLF Schools boss stands down with ‘immediate effect’ Jack Dyson 4d Jack Dyson 4d News Private school VAT raids: What’s the actual impact? Settings reduce fees and boost bursaries as tax changes take effect, but more pupils leave than government predicted Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5d RISE teams Wi-fi scheme only for ‘stuck’ schools after levelling-up plan ditched New scheme will offer £25m worth of support to boost connectivity in the classroom – but only to RISE… Jack Dyson 5d Jack Dyson 5d 1 2 3 4 5 6 975 Older