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28 April 2026

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Areas disused or not fit for purpose in 50% of schools, poll suggests

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Occupational therapists warn they can’t give children required support

13h | Inclusion
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Ministers mull future of £380m SEND budgets transfer policy

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What does strong parental engagement look like in practice?

4d | Solutions
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Detection wands could stop mobile phone use in exam halls
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New heads need more than a one-off qualification, say charities
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EBacc withdrawal ‘squeezes languages out of the picture’
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School food funding ‘not sufficient’ says school praised by DfE

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‘Disgraceful’: Unions attack ‘alarming’ Harris job cut plans

4d | School funding

Trainee teacher need to drop by 23% next year, DfE forecasts

5d | Recruitment and retention

Almost four in 10 leaders expect school to cut SEND support next year

5d | School funding

Sponsored academy pupils make ‘less ambitious’ post-16 choices

5d | Assessment

Bristol school’s decision to postpone MP visit based on ‘safeguarding concerns’, review finds

6d | Schools

Ofqual issues first ‘rebuke’ of exam board over ‘serious failures’
6d | Assessment

Schools given ‘limited’ DfE help with falling rolls, warns government auditor
6d | School funding

Big Education’s merger with Oasis given go-ahead
6d | Academies

DfE set to make school phone ban guidance statutory
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Shan Scott, former chief schools adjudicator

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