SEND

Councils’ SEND admin and transport costs balloon

Town halls expect to spend £1.2bn bussing pupils to school this year, and £300m on administration for SEND pupils

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Make cutbacks like everyone else, Phillipson tells private schools

Shadow minister suggests independent schools ‘reflect on where they can make savings’ to shield parents from VAT hike

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Sponsored post

DFE Trust Quality Descriptions: are we in a position to determine what’s high-quality?

Trying to benchmark and measure quality in a trust is undoubtedly a hot topic in the sector. It’s been…

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Schools

School partially closes after ‘rapid spike’ in teacher Covid cases

Uppingham Community College said it was ‘becoming unsafe’ to operate at full capacity as 17 staff absent

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Attendance

Attendance: MPs want mental health absence code and CAMHS review

Schools should also be compelled to use the daily attendance data collection to ‘turn the tide on absence’, says…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Pepe Di’Iasio confirmed as ASCL’s next general secretary

He will replace Geoff Barton next April after no other candidates were nominated to oppose him

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


Exams

Jo Saxton to step down as Ofqual chief

She will become chief executive of UCAS in January

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Chris Russell to retire as Ofsted’s national director for education

Senior official will leave at the same time as chief inspector Amanda Spielman in December

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Home Office and YEF fund £5.8m ‘trauma-informed practice’ research

Teachers trained to ‘recognise signs and symptoms of childhood trauma’ to see if contested practice keeps children safe

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Sponsor seeks answers to academy Ofsted bullying allegations

Ofsted had ‘credible evidence’ of staff being suspended after speaking to inspectors at All Saints Academy Dunstable

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Politics

The 23 schools policies signed off at Lib Dem conference

Approved motion sets out party’s ‘core policy offer’ on schools

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

Lib Dems would halve schools’ SEND funding contribution to £3k

Party would give councils more money to cut what schools have to pay, and set up a ‘national body’…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker