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 2mo Freddie Whittaker 2mo Qualifications Exclusive 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Freddie Whittaker 2mo 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 2mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2mo 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 2mo Freddie Whittaker 2mo 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 2mo Ruth Lucas 2mo 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 3mo Ruth Lucas 3mo 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 3mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo 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 3mo Schools Week Reporter 3mo 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 3mo Freddie Whittaker 3mo 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 3mo Jack Dyson 3mo 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 3mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo Newer 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 1,015 Older