News DfE reports 10% rise in number of EHC plans The number of pupils with education, health and care plans increased by 10 per cent in the past year,… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Exclusive Edenred’s national voucher scheme contract worth up to £234m, new documents reveal The company running the government’s free school meal national voucher scheme was aware before its launch that as many… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News Coronavirus: DfE seeks more online education resources to promote The Department for Education has launched a consultation process to identify more online education resources that it can promote… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News EPI: Suspend Ofsted inspections until 2021 and launch retired teacher volunteer scheme Suspending Ofsted inspections until next year and asking retired teachers to volunteer would help disadvantaged pupils “catch up” when… Schools Week Reporter 5y Schools Week Reporter 5y News DfE’s SEND review must address ‘significant failings’, says Public Accounts Committee The government’s review of provision for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities must result in “concrete action” to… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Public accounts committee SEND inquiry report: Six things the DfE should do The parliamentary public accounts committee has published a damning report on the support for children with special educational needs… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Government social mobility tzar Dame Martina Milburn resigns The chair of the government’s Social Mobility Commission has resigned after just two years in the job. Dame Martina… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News 83% of heads say inability to implement social distancing would prevent pupils’ return More than four in five headteachers believe the inability to implement “appropriate” social distancing measures in schools would prevent… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Coronavirus: ‘Very real risk’ of spike if schools open too early, say teaching unions The leaders of England’s two largest teaching unions have come together with others from across the UK and Ireland… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Ofqual not budging on plan for private candidates despite schools’ ‘reluctance’ to offer grades Pleas from parents of private candidates – such as home-schooled pupils – for changes to this year’s grading system… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News Coronavirus: Government must say why it wants to reopen schools, say heads The government must explain why it wants to reopen schools in order to build “confidence and agreement” in its… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Coronavirus: 6 key findings from the Sutton Trust’s research on university applications More than two in five A-level pupils believe the assessment system in place this year will adversely affect their… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y Newer 1 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442 443 980 Older
