School readiness Exclusive Benefits cuts threaten school-readiness target Starmer wants 75% of children school-ready by 2028. Benefit cuts put that in jeopardy Rhi Storer 9mo Rhi Storer 9mo Mental health Long read Where are we on Labour’s mental health promises? Is the government delivering on its pledges? Schools Week takes a look… Lydia Chantler-Hicks 9mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 9mo News Attendance and behaviour hubs merged (and new ambassadors) Applications open for 90 ‘best of the best’ lead schools for the new hubs Schools Week Reporter 9mo Schools Week Reporter 9mo School improvement Stuck schools held accountable if RISE advice falls flat The improvement divisions will instead be charged with making ‘sure delivery is happening’ Jack Dyson 9mo Jack Dyson 9mo SEND Exclusive EHCP shake-up considered as part of SEND reforms, adviser confirms The plans – or a new alternative – could be ‘narrowed’ to special schools only, adviser suggests Freddie Whittaker 9mo Freddie Whittaker 9mo Social mobility The ‘tale of two cities’ threatening Labour’s opportunity mission Social mobility of some pupils in poorest parts of London are three times that of counterparts in Newcastle, Sutton… Freddie Whittaker 9mo Freddie Whittaker 9mo News Inclusion 2028: DfE extends SEND sports initiative £300,000 funding allocated for first year, but decision beyond that must wait for spending review Freddie Whittaker 9mo Freddie Whittaker 9mo Schools Jewish school charities part of £22m cheque-cashing probe Charity Commission launches inquiry following HMRC raid on a firm in Hackney Jack Dyson 9mo Jack Dyson 9mo Movers and Shakers Movers and shakers: St Christopher’s, Careers and Enterprise Company, Browne Jacobson This week’s movers and shakers include a PhD student and a former ice-cream van operator Freddie Whittaker 9mo Freddie Whittaker 9mo School meals No such thing as a long lunch: 1 in 10 schools provide under 30 minutes New study shows food served up is ‘poorly received’ and 20% of kids do their only exercise in school Jack Dyson 9mo Jack Dyson 9mo News SEND monitoring inspections to restart this term, says Ofsted Education committee MPs also hear calls for school exclusion investigations and schools bill fears Schools Week Reporter 9mo Schools Week Reporter 9mo News Restraint guidance needs training standards and more ‘precise’ language – EHRC Equalities watchdog warns draft DfE guidance on reasonable force could leave teachers and children in ‘jeopardy’ Rhi Storer 9mo Rhi Storer 9mo Newer 1 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 1,021 Older