SEND

SEND spend could hit £15bn (more than some government departments)

IFS calls on government spending watchdog to publish annual forecasts for high needs spending and deficits

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Qualifications

Revealed: Plan for new V-level qualifications amid BTEC cull

Ministers expected to set out plans for third route alongside A-levels and T-levels in skills white paper

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Assessment

Year 8 reading test plan splits teachers and heads

More teachers back government plan than oppose it, but leaders are far more sceptical

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Recruitment and retention

1 in 3 secondary heads leave within three years

But a lack of data on central academy trust teams could be skewing analysis, DfE warns

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
News

Schools to fork out £310m to subsidise free meals

Research finds schools raiding teaching and learning budgets to plug funding gap for free lunches

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Ofsted should fail schools on phone use, say Conservatives

Shadow education secretary says phone use should be treated as a safeguarding issue by watchdog

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas


News

Texting parents number of school days missed improves attendance, study finds

Messages about number of days missed rather than total attendance percentage ‘more meaningful’ according to parents

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Teacher training

Revealed: 5 key findings from Ofsted teacher training review

‘Inconsistent’ mentoring experiences, the changing profile of applicants, and SEND training challenges

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
News

‘Call out schools attempting to curate their rolls’, urges trust CEO

MAT leader says ‘we need to stop rewarding schools’ who do not welcome all youngsters in their community

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
News

Schools to be tasked with ‘ensuring pupils have a post-16 destination’

But details scarce on policy after Sir Keir Starmer announces new higher-level learning target

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Oak National Academy judicial review restarts as talks fail

Bodies representing ed tech and publishing firms say they were met by ‘wall of silence’ in talks with government

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Ofsted

Union tells school leaders to demand Ofsted risk assessment

NAHT says move is about ‘preventing avoidable harm – including the most serious outcomes – arising from a flawed…

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks