News DfE won’t fully fund unexpected post-16 pupils Government warns ‘very large’ increase in 16 to 19-year-olds in education is ‘significantly above the budget for in-year payments’ Jack Dyson 3mo Jack Dyson 3mo Parent complaints Exclusive Heads open up about torrent of abuse from parents Leaders confronted outside their homes, spat at and ‘offered-out’ for fights, while some schools resort to home CCTV to… Jack Dyson 3mo Jack Dyson 3mo SEND Exclusive Investigation: How EHCPs are failing our most vulnerable children England now spends nearly £11bn providing education for children with additional needs. But on what? Schools Week investigates … John Dickens 3mo John Dickens 3mo SEND Exclusive EHCPs: Schools pick up pieces of absent health and social care Plans to support SEND pupils being drawn up without any input from health and social care, investigation finds John Dickens 3mo John Dickens 3mo SEND Exclusive Feature: The case for a SEND evidence ‘custodian’ Calls grow for a national institute for SEND excellence – so how could it work? John Dickens 3mo John Dickens 3mo SEND Exclusive Fidget spinners and learning styles: EHCPs’ questionable interventions Schools Week investigation delves into what England’s £11bn high needs budget is spent on … John Dickens 3mo John Dickens 3mo SEND Exclusive Wrong names and rule-breaking: Poor quality EHCPs shortchange schools Education, health and care plans include ‘copy and paste’ elements – and some even have the wrong child’s name… John Dickens 3mo John Dickens 3mo School toothbrushing Supervised toothbrushing to roll out to schools – but where? Funding will not directly cover staffing, but councils can choose to support schools Freddie Whittaker 3mo Freddie Whittaker 3mo Schools DfE seeks to ‘improve’ school reporting on pupil premium spend Department seeks schools’ views as influential committee calls for better follow-up with settings that fail to report on pupil… Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo Ofsted Ofsted claims inspections improved curriculum (*based on just 20 school visits) Evaluation of current inspection framework criticised over tiny sample size – with Ofsted admitting reading prioritised over maths Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo Sponsored post Sponsored Catch Up® Literacy and Catch Up® Numeracy are evidence-based interventions which are highly adaptable to meet the specific needs of SEND / ALN learners Catch Up® is a not-for-profit charity working to address literacy and numeracy difficulties that contribute to underachievement. They offer… SWAdvertorial 3mo Catch Up 3mo Free school meals Free school meals data now ‘less useful for research’, warns EPI Make-up of children who receive free lunches becoming ‘more diverse and uncertain’ as a result of government policies and… Rhi Storer 3mo Rhi Storer 3mo Newer 1 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 977 Older