Schools Reform council’s school transport cut call ‘Victorian’, says Phillipson Phillipson rejects call to extend the distance children can be expected to make their own way to school Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5h Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5h Recruitment and retention Trust’s 9-day fortnight boosted wellbeing, but ‘overwhelmed’ some staff Another paper finds impact of including other perks in teacher job adverts ‘comparable to a 10 per cent salary… Lydia Chantler-Hicks 17h Lydia Chantler-Hicks 17h School buildings Estates strategy ‘very soon’: 6 findings from DfE grilling Minister and senior mandarin quizzed on rebuilding delays, RAAC spending and ‘older building’ research Jack Dyson 1d Jack Dyson 1d News Phillipson sets 2029 deadline for RAAC removal Education secretary wants crumbly concrete removed from all schools or replacement rebuilding works started this Parliament Freddie Whittaker 2d Freddie Whittaker 2d News Trusts ‘risk breaching rules’ after confidentiality clause guidance tweak Warning as academies must now secure DfE go-ahead before using confidentiality clauses in severance deals Jack Dyson 2d Jack Dyson 2d News ASCL and NEU to support NAHT in legal action against Ofsted NAHT filed a claim for judicial review in May, warning the new inspection framework will ‘only increase high-stakes accountability… Ruth Lucas 6d Ruth Lucas 6d Schools School uniform: New rules to meet Labour’s cap revealed Government guidance tells schools to confirm changes ASAP, consider legal advice and lets parents complain to government Jack Dyson 6d Jack Dyson 6d Ofsted Nudge unit calls for ‘eye-catching’ national Ofsted inspection survey The Behavioural Insights Team also recommends Ofsted ’emphasise’ in inspector training how to reduce the formality of conversations Samantha Booth 6d Samantha Booth 6d News Severe absence rates on the rise, but overall attendance improves Government says rates of severe absence won’t be tackled ‘overnight’ and lauds improvements in overall and persistent absences Ruth Lucas 6d Ruth Lucas 6d Sponsored post Sponsored IncludEd Conference: Get Inclusion Ready As we all clamber to make sense of the new Ofsted framework, it can be hard to know where… SWAdvertorial 7d The Difference 7d Falling rolls One in five teachers laid off in worst-hit falling roll areas A fifth of maintained primaries could also fall into deficit, new research reveals, as union calls for ‘additional support’ Jack Dyson 7d Jack Dyson 7d SEND IPPR: ‘Specialist plans’ should replace EHCPs – but not just yet Influential think tank also calls for new SEND support category in schools, backed by law, in reforms blueprint Samantha Booth 7d Samantha Booth 7d 1 2 3 4 5 6 1,005 Older