SEND Exclusive Three councils allowed to breach minimum school funding rules North Tyneside, Bracknell Forest and – for the third year in a row – Kent all ‘gained approval to… Samantha Booth 2w Samantha Booth 2w Academies Long read Island’s exodus reversed: How pupils are coming back to Sheppey Teachers deemed the school too dangerous. Now pupils are flooding back, but there are rumblings of discontent Jack Dyson 2w Jack Dyson 2w SEND Budget bedlam: £20bn SEND black hole prompts DfE row with spending watchdog Former adviser says Treasury is ‘trying to force the pace’ of reforms Samantha Booth 2w Samantha Booth 2w Schools 6 encouraging findings from DfE’s workload survey Average weekly hours drop and wellbeing improves, though one-third still plan to leave within a year Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2w Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2w News Trust to pilot pupils’ ideas to solve KS3 engagement crisis Lift Schools aims to tackle ‘cliff edge’ drop of engagement as pupils reach secondary age Ruth Lucas 2w Ruth Lucas 2w News Ofqual calls for exam time scrutiny as revised access arrangements published Ofqual said ministers must “explicitly consider” whether pupils have enough time in reformed exams after data fiasco Ruth Lucas 2w Ruth Lucas 2w Schools EYFS: Rise in ‘school ready’ pupils – but government way off target More reception pupils achieve ‘good level of development’ this year, but improvement rate below what’s required to hit 75%… Samantha Booth 2w Samantha Booth 2w Budget 2025 Budget 2025: Everything schools need to know Absorbing costs of SEND provision to funding for secondary school books – Schools Week breaks down everything you need… Ruth Lucas 2w Ruth Lucas 2w SEND Budget 2025: Government faces £6bn SEND shortfall once override ends Spending watchdog warns ‘no savings have been identified’ to offset pressure on government coffers of end to council budgeting… Samantha Booth 2w Samantha Booth and Freddie Whittaker 2w Ofsted Ofsted pauses NPQ inspections for rest of the academic year NPQ inspections paused until 2026-27 while DfE reviews framework and Ofsted updates approach Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2w Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2w SEND Council facing £183m SEND deficit warns of ‘devastating consequences’ Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council demands ‘urgent action’ ahead of budget – including using high needs cash to cover… Samantha Booth 2w Samantha Booth 2w News NAHT loses appeal against Ofsted judicial review refusal Union leader speaks of ‘disappointment’ as leaders report ‘massive’ demands of new inspections Freddie Whittaker 2w Freddie Whittaker 2w Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1,014 Older
