SEND Schools could face SEND tribunal penalties Direction forcing schools and councils to follow rules on evidence bundles follows deluge of ‘irrelevant’ information Freddie Whittaker 3mo Freddie Whittaker 3mo Civil service Senior civil servants ‘don’t know very much about education’ Academy chief and ex-senior DfE official says moving between departments ‘erodes’ capacity Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo SEND Exclusive Surrey council’s block on education communications angers MPs Authority ‘will no longer provide a response to individual cases where a more appropriate alternative route is available’ Freddie Whittaker 3mo Chaminda Jayanetti 3mo News Three years in the making, but Labour savages SEND improvement plan Conservative government’s SEND improvement plan ‘did not go far enough’ John Dickens 3mo John Dickens 3mo School readiness Exclusive Benefits cuts threaten school-readiness target Starmer wants 75% of children school-ready by 2028. Benefit cuts put that in jeopardy Rhi Storer 3mo Rhi Storer 3mo Mental health Long read Where are we on Labour’s mental health promises? Is the government delivering on its pledges? Schools Week takes a look… Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo News Attendance and behaviour hubs merged (and new ambassadors) Applications open for 90 ‘best of the best’ lead schools for the new hubs Schools Week Reporter 3mo Schools Week Reporter 3mo School improvement Stuck schools held accountable if RISE advice falls flat The improvement divisions will instead be charged with making ‘sure delivery is happening’ Jack Dyson 3mo Jack Dyson 3mo SEND Exclusive EHCP shake-up considered as part of SEND reforms, adviser confirms The plans – or a new alternative – could be ‘narrowed’ to special schools only, adviser suggests Freddie Whittaker 3mo Freddie Whittaker 3mo Social mobility The ‘tale of two cities’ threatening Labour’s opportunity mission Social mobility of some pupils in poorest parts of London are three times that of counterparts in Newcastle, Sutton… Freddie Whittaker 3mo Freddie Whittaker 3mo News Inclusion 2028: DfE extends SEND sports initiative £300,000 funding allocated for first year, but decision beyond that must wait for spending review Freddie Whittaker 3mo Freddie Whittaker 3mo Schools Jewish school charities part of £22m cheque-cashing probe Charity Commission launches inquiry following HMRC raid on a firm in Hackney Jack Dyson 3mo Jack Dyson 3mo Newer 1 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 988 Older