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
Freddie Whittaker
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
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
SEND

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
Chaminda Jayanetti
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
John Dickens
School readiness

Benefits cuts threaten school-readiness target

Starmer wants 75% of children school-ready by 2028. Benefit cuts put that in jeopardy

Rhi Storer
Rhi Storer
Mental health

Where are we on Labour’s mental health promises?

Is the government delivering on its pledges? Schools Week takes a look…

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks


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
Schools Week Reporter
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
Jack Dyson
SEND

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
Freddie Whittaker
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
Freddie Whittaker
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
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Jewish school charities part of £22m cheque-cashing probe

Charity Commission launches inquiry following HMRC raid on a firm in Hackney

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson