SEND 1 in 20 pupils now have EHCP after numbers rise again New data shows 11 per cent yearly rise in number of pupils with education, health and care plans amid… Lydia Chantler-Hicks 8mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 8mo Free school meals DfE faces renewed calls for free school meals auto-enrolment Report warns of a ‘postcode lottery’ of take-up, with some vulnerable families struggling with the sign-up process Freddie Whittaker 8mo Jessie Williams 8mo News Government seeks to exempt CEOs from new support staff pay rules Consultation launched on the definition of support staff ahead of launch of new pay body Jack Dyson 8mo Jack Dyson 8mo Ofsted ‘Reckless and ridiculous’: Ofsted’s report card plan delay slammed Phillipson criticises ‘disappointing’ consultation response delay, while unions say report card roll-out now ‘nonsensical’ Lydia Chantler-Hicks 8mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 8mo School funding Spending review 2025: What’s in it for schools? School funding and capital cash rise (a bit), Ofsted budget boost, school library scheme and a schools white paper Freddie Whittaker 8mo Freddie Whittaker 8mo School funding School funding to rise by around 1% per pupil each year £4.7bn cash increase will result in average real-terms per-pupil funding growth of 0.9 per cent per year Freddie Whittaker 8mo Freddie Whittaker 8mo Movers and Shakers Trust secures new CEO as founding chief retires Replacement secured as Dean Ashton’s Reach South departure announced Jack Dyson 8mo Jack Dyson 8mo Ofsted Exclusive Christine Gilbert appointed Ofsted chair Education secretary Bridget Phillipson says Gilbert will bring ‘strong challenge’ to Ofsted Lydia Chantler-Hicks 8mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 8mo Edtech Schools wanted to become edtech ‘testbeds’ Pilot to build ‘evidence base’ on impact of workload-cutting tech Jack Dyson 8mo Jack Dyson 8mo News AI guidance for schools: 9 key findings for leaders Government toolkits say schools can use AI to write letters to parents, give pupil feedback and come up with… Jack Dyson 8mo Jack Dyson 8mo News Exclusive Ofsted flags safety concerns at country’s first secure school Inspectors find increase in youngsters making weapons out of ‘everyday items’ after doors were damaged amid building issue Aislinn O Donnell 8mo Jessie Williams 8mo Movers and Shakers Movers and shakers: Anthem, Archway, Bishop Wilkinson This week’s movers and shakers include a Kylie superfan, a cornet player and karaoke champion Schools Week Reporter 8mo Schools Week Reporter 8mo Newer 1 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 1,021 Older