Inclusion 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 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y 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 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Sponsored post Sponsored 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… SWAdvertorial 2y Iris Education 2y 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 2y Amy Walker 2y 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 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y 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 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Assessment Jo Saxton to step down as Ofqual chief She will become chief executive of UCAS in January Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Ofsted Exclusive 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 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y 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 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Ofsted Exclusive 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 2y Amy Walker 2y Politics The 23 schools policies signed off at Lib Dem conference Approved motion sets out party’s ‘core policy offer’ on schools Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Inclusion 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 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Newer 1 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 1,025 Older