Parent complaints Schools white paper will set ‘expectations’ on parent engagement Education secretary says new expectations on schools will ‘deliver a universal offer for all parents’ Freddie Whittaker 3mo Freddie Whittaker 3mo Languages Language hubs showed ‘signs of positive impacts’ before being cut DfE plans to replace hubs scheme with online platform and 14 strategic learning networks, with £2.2m less funding Ruth Lucas 3mo Ruth Lucas 3mo News SEND spend freeze has led to EHCP rise, MPs say SEND funding rates would be 40 per cent higher if they had kept pace with inflation, report from parliamentary… Freddie Whittaker 3mo Freddie Whittaker 3mo SEND New minister reveals SEND reform principles Georgia Gould promises to put teacher and pupil voice ‘at forefront’ of reforms – and commits to ‘legal right… Freddie Whittaker 3mo Freddie Whittaker 3mo Movers and Shakers Movers and Shakers: WomenEd, Birmingham council, Transforming Lives, Wolf Inclusion, E-ACT, Sparx This week’s movers and shakers include a former chicken-catcher, skydiver, competitive swimmer and award-winning cadet Freddie Whittaker 3mo Freddie Whittaker 3mo SEND Exclusive Ex-DfE civil servant takes up role at SEND contract firm Consultancy held contract for ‘delivering better value’ SEND programme which aimed to cut new EHCPs Ruth Lucas 3mo Ruth Lucas 3mo School improvement Exclusive The pitfalls of RISE teams’ new ‘low attainer’ push Analysis suggests hundreds of schools could be in line for the targeted help, with most among the most deprived… Jack Dyson 3mo Jack Dyson 3mo News Ofsted’s changes fail to quell school inclusion concerns Ofsted has said ‘inclusion’ will be a key focus of its new framework, but leaders are worried Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo Ofsted Ofsted relies on parents’ views as it ‘forces through’ inspection changes Inspectorate withholds analysis of consultation responses, but publishes parent polling Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo Ofsted Exclusive Ofsted keeps report cards support (or lack of) secret Unions blast the watchdog after it only provides a narrative summary of responses to its consultation Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo Politics Exclusive McKinnell: ‘I got up every day and gave it everything’ The former schools minister speaks to Schools Week after a brutal reshuffle Freddie Whittaker 3mo Freddie Whittaker 3mo SEND Exclusive Now the armed forces flag SEND system failures MP says council delay in issuing an EHCP for a service child is causing ‘serious operational problems’ John Dickens 3mo John Dickens 3mo Newer 1 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 1,015 Older