Inclusion Exclusive Revealed: DfE’s secret plan to cut special school expansion Documents reveal how councils’ deficit plans will get top ratings for avoiding expanding specialist provision Samantha Booth 2w Samantha Booth 2w Ofsted Ofsted chief criticised over inspection framework comparison Martyn Oliver to claim pattern of gradings in new inspections shows watchdog is ‘raising standards’ Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2w Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2w School funding ASCL conference: Pay and funding uncertainty loom as heads meet in Liverpool ‘I think that will be what is at the front of everyone’s minds. It’ll be a cloud over the… Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2w Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2w Ofsted School staff need better training to support children in care – Ofsted Watchdog also warns that issues with the systems of support for young people create ‘barriers to progress’ Freddie Whittaker 2w Freddie Whittaker 2w Schools Teacher Development Trust to become part of Chartered College of Teaching Leader says move will ‘protect the legacy’ of the professional development organisation Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2w Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2w School funding Sixth forms face real-terms funding cut next year, leaders warn Government confirms funding for 16 and 17-year-olds will rise by just 0.5%, breaking a pledge made last year Freddie Whittaker 2w Anviksha Patel and Josh Mellor 2w Schools £100m English hubs had ‘substantial’ impact, researchers say Evaluation finds school-led scheme boosted pupils’ outcomes and ‘broader literacy’ Jack Dyson 2w Jack Dyson 2w Assessment BTECs defunding delayed and first V-level subjects revealed Defunding will now begin from autumn 2027, instead of this year, in finance, digital, education and early years –… Freddie Whittaker 2w Billy Camden and Josh Mellor 2w Academies Academy trust to make big cuts after falling £500k into the red MAT plans curriculum and staffing ‘remodelling’ and reductions to central support as it eyes savings over £3m Jack Dyson 2w Jack Dyson 2w Inclusion Most schools already produce SEND plans, poll suggests Teacher Tapp poll of SENCOs suggests just 11 per cent of schools are not writing SEND plans for pupils Ruth Lucas 2w Ruth Lucas 2w Inclusion Upheld SEND complaints rise 25% in a year ‘These statistics expose the extent to which local authorities continue to fail children and young people with SEND’ Chaminda Jayanetti 2w Chaminda Jayanetti 2w Politics Exclusive Beer raises a glass to 11 years at DfE Longest-serving regional director is retiring Jack Dyson 3w Jack Dyson 3w Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1,031 Older