News Private schools ‘left in the dark’ over potential academy conversion Just 27 private schools have become state-funded in a decade Ruth Lucas 6d Ruth Lucas 6d Schools white paper Clarity sought as trust growth funding ‘absent’ from white paper Ministers want all schools in trusts, but cut funding for expanding trusts last year Jack Dyson 6d Jack Dyson 6d Schools white paper Exclusive Kevan Collins to be Phillipson’s SEND delivery adviser Collins, already a senior DfE figure, will focus on white paper roll-out and reviewing how DfE ‘engages with councils’ Samantha Booth 1w Samantha Booth 1w Assessment DfE wants to ditch ‘average’ labels for school progress scores The current ‘confidence interval’ ratings can limit understanding of a school’s performance, the government has said Freddie Whittaker 1w Freddie Whittaker 1w Schools white paper Schools white paper: The key schools policies Fair banding transparency, a crackdown on off-rolling and calls for all schools to be in trusts set out in… Lydia Chantler-Hicks 1w Lydia Chantler-Hicks and Jack Dyson 1w Schools white paper Schools white paper: What is happening to EHCPs under SEND reforms? DfE expects to move 1 in 8 pupils from EHCPs to new individual support plans by 2035 Ruth Lucas 1w Ruth Lucas 1w Schools white paper Schools white paper: The key SEND reform policies DfE documents finally flesh out proposed ‘layered’ approach Samantha Booth 1w Samantha Booth and Freddie Whittaker 1w Schools white paper White paper: £1.6bn for mainstream inclusion, £1.8bn for external support But funding has to last three years and it’s unclear what will happen once it runs out Freddie Whittaker 1w Freddie Whittaker 1w Schools white paper New headteachers to get £15k to work where they’re ‘needed most’ Government will also ‘ensure all schools join high-quality trusts’ and let councils set up chains Freddie Whittaker 2w Freddie Whittaker 2w Schools white paper Private special school fees capped in ‘profit before children’ crackdown Plan for price bands and national standards follows award-winning exposure by Schools Week of soaring private sector spend Samantha Booth 2w Freddie Whittaker and Samantha Booth 2w Schools white paper DfE pledges eight weeks full maternity pay for school staff Change due to be enacted from 2027 for leaders and teachers, and new support staff body will get remit… Freddie Whittaker 2w Freddie Whittaker 2w News Movers and shakers: DfE, Camden Learning, CCT, Skills Builder UK This week’s movers and shakers include an American football referee and a collector of rare 1980s vintage fragrances Samantha Booth 2w Samantha Booth 2w Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1,026 Older
