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11 September 2026

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New school uniform guidance ‘this year’, ministers say

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Expert staff shortages are key threat to £1.8bn SEND reform plans

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Former Tory minister named national academy trust chair

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Jailed academy finance boss banned from running schools after £200k fraud

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Almost 1,000 school leaders put forward for Ofsted peer inspector pilot
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SEND deficit could double if we pay private costs, council says
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No policies: Reform will reveal education plans ‘in due course’
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Revealed: What SEND reforms are proposed for your area?

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Disadvantage gap in primary school attainment widens

22h | Assessment

Schools lost £4.5 billion to real-terms cuts in 16 years, report warns

1d | School funding

Retraining teachers in physics ‘far cheaper’ than boosting bursaries

2d | Recruitment and retention

Burnham’s first budget must raise education spending, says NASUWT

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Ofsted to pilot new complaints process to bring ‘greater independent oversight’

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PISA 2025: Rise across the board, but science gender gap opens
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Heads ask for more help on how to conquer misuse of pupil images
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Reform: ‘There will be consequences for schools not singing anthem’
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Reform conference 2026: Schools Week live blog
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Homework is changing – and parents are losing touch

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Every child deserves a safe place to make sense of the news

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Beating the zero-sum game: falling rolls demand collaboration, not competition

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Prevention starts in the classroom. Schools can help stop homelessness before it begins

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I believe in inclusion, but do we really know what that means?
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SEND deficit could double if we pay private costs, council says
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No policies: Reform will reveal education plans ‘in due course’
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Almost 1,000 school leaders put forward for Ofsted peer inspector pilot
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