News Unpacking Martyn’s Law: a roadmap to safety and security for schools A new act of parliament places duties on schools to be prepared in case of acts of deliberate violence…. JL Dutaut 2h JL Dutaut 2h News ‘Conflict’ as safety valve councils issue fewer EHCPs, review finds Government-commissioned study reveals ‘tensions’ between families and local authorities in controversial SEND bailout scheme Ruth Lucas 3d Ruth Lucas 3d Schools School staff scholarships announced to tackle antisemitism Long-awaited £7m training contract will also help schools navigate ‘difficult’ conversations on Israel-Gaza conflict Schools Week Reporter 3d Anviksha Patel 3d Smartphones Long read ‘Transformational’: Smartphone-free schools reveal impact of bans Leaders who banned mobile phones saw suspensions drop, fewer safeguarding incidents and happier staff Ruth Lucas 3d Ruth Lucas 3d Curriculum Exclusive Met Police stops school lessons on violence against women and girls The force said sensitive subjects “may be better handled by specialists” Ruth Lucas 3d Ruth Lucas 3d News SEND ‘major issue’ and ‘irregular’ grants: 13 things we learned from DfE accounts Document also reveal bumper pay rise for DfE top boss, payments to companies linked to ministers and growing cost… Freddie Whittaker 4d Freddie Whittaker 4d Schools Schools say they need more funding to hit 2030 tech target One-third of schools say they will be unable to hit new technology targets in the next five years Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4d Exams Ofqual probe finds exam extra time figures wrong for years Statistics withdrawn after regulator review finds they ‘significantly overstated’ the number of access arrangements Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4d News Secondary pupil numbers may have peaked earlier than expected DfE says lower long-term net migration ‘likely to be a contributing factor’ to recent drops in pupil numbers Freddie Whittaker 4d Freddie Whittaker 4d News Strikes at London trust over ‘two tier’ maternity pay called off Trust bumps up maternity pay that was already 30 per cent above national average to avert more disruption Ruth Lucas 4d Ruth Lucas 4d News Academy admission appeals cash cut ‘penalises successful schools’ DfE won’t fund academies to fight appeals heard after October 31 of this year, it confirms Freddie Whittaker 5d Freddie Whittaker 5d News Ministers review £320m PE and sport premium amid ‘patchy’ provision fears Catherine McKinnell tells MPs government is considering a ‘different approach’ to boosting take-up of sport Freddie Whittaker 5d Freddie Whittaker 5d 1 2 3 4 5 6 987 Older