Ofsted Nudge unit calls for ‘eye-catching’ national Ofsted inspection survey The Behavioural Insights Team also recommends Ofsted ’emphasise’ in inspector training how to reduce the formality of conversations Samantha Booth 3w Samantha Booth 3w News Severe absence rates on the rise, but overall attendance improves Government says rates of severe absence won’t be tackled ‘overnight’ and lauds improvements in overall and persistent absences Ruth Lucas 3w Ruth Lucas 3w Sponsored post Sponsored IncludEd Conference: Get Inclusion Ready As we all clamber to make sense of the new Ofsted framework, it can be hard to know where… SWAdvertorial 3w The Difference 3w Falling rolls One in five teachers laid off in worst-hit falling roll areas A fifth of maintained primaries could also fall into deficit, new research reveals, as union calls for ‘additional support’ Jack Dyson 3w Jack Dyson 3w SEND IPPR: ‘Specialist plans’ should replace EHCPs – but not just yet Influential think tank also calls for new SEND support category in schools, backed by law, in reforms blueprint Samantha Booth 3w Samantha Booth 3w News Time in isolation room damages student wellbeing, study suggests First large-scale investigation into internal exclusion finds negative impacts, but Trust CEO says isolation rooms can be done effectively Ruth Lucas 3w Ruth Lucas 3w News Sainsbury’s and Morrisons among DfE’s free breakfast club sponsors Sponsors will offer discounted products, free delivery and vouchers to schools to top up flagship government scheme Ruth Lucas 3w Ruth Lucas 3w News Schools white paper delayed until next year Ministers will use additional time to ‘test’ SEND reform policy options with parents and experts, as five key principles… John Dickens 3w John Dickens 3w Covid Johnson considered sacking Williamson after Covid exam chaos The former Conservative PM told the Covid inquiry he was in a ‘homicidal mood’ following the 2020 grading scandal… Ruth Lucas 3w Ruth Lucas 3w Teacher training Calls for national CPD strategy as ‘hundreds of millions of pounds wasted’ New report estimates £1bn is spent annually on teacher development – but provision is patchy Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3w Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3w Skills white paper Skills white paper: everything school leaders need to know The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Samantha Booth 3w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3w Academies Free schools update ‘later this year’, and 3 other things we learned from ministers The education secretary and her team answered MPs’ questions in Parliament today Jack Dyson 3w Jack Dyson 3w Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1,007 Older