Schools English hubs support programme expanded to secondaries English hubs to be rolled out to secondaries in September following ‘successful’ pilot Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2w Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2w Inclusion Exclusive Exclusions and absence cut under early identification approach – study Approach focuses on early identification of needs and action plans Ruth Lucas 2w Ruth Lucas 2w Politics DfE’s £15m boost for marketing a ‘slap in face’ for families Government criticised for ‘self-promotion’ after revealing £50m spend Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2w Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2w Inclusion Investigation Soaring cost of private provision revealed as ministers plan curbs The findings of a Schools Week investigation come as the government gears up to rein in spending on private special schools Chaminda Jayanetti 2w Chaminda Jayanetti 2w Academies Exclusive Revealed: First MAT set to surpass 100 schools with merger United Learning’s proposal to merge with another trust would take its academy tally into three figures Jack Dyson 2w Jack Dyson 2w Inclusion Exclusive Peer networks provide support for new inclusion bases Two London-based schools are leading networks specialising in autism provision Ruth Lucas 2w Ruth Lucas 2w Movers and Shakers Movers and shakers: FEA, Infinity, EPI, GDST This week’s movers and shakers include a kinship carer, an air skiier and a former The Apprentice hopeful Schools Week Reporter 2w Schools Week Reporter 2w Inclusion ‘Little surprise’ lawyers and ‘vested interests’ oppose SEND reform, says Phillipson ‘They want the system to remain as it is, because they make a profit, often out of exploiting parents’ Freddie Whittaker 2w Freddie Whittaker 2w Academies Exclusive End of advisory boards leaves civil servants with ‘monopoly on wisdom’ Ministers axe regional director meetings as analysis shows some ‘have essentially ceased to exist’ Jack Dyson 2w Jack Dyson 2w Ofsted Ofsted piloting recruiting inspectors en-masse from school groups Trial will see leaders recruited in groups from trusts and other school networks to make inspection ‘more collaborative’ Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2w Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2w School improvement Trust bosses to lead DfE KS3 alliance MAT chiefs selected to spearhead Labour’s bid to make pupils’ transition into secondary less ‘challenging’ Jack Dyson 2w Jack Dyson 2w Schools ASCL conference 2026: Schools Week live blog Live updates from our journalists in Liverpool Freddie Whittaker 2w Freddie Whittaker 2w Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1,032 Older