SEND

Phillipson hints at wider SEND reforms

Education secretary says ‘we need to have a conversation about how we look to reform the system overall’

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Breakfast clubs

Breakfast clubs ‘early adopter scheme’ to launch in April

Up to 750 schools will be invited to take part in trial before national roll out of government’s free…

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Academies

Under-fire Brighton trust reviews ‘excessive’ pooling policy

MAT launches ‘comprehensive review’ of financial plans and funding model after strikes over GAG pooling

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
News

Leaders fear Ofsted ‘running away’ with report card design

Unions call for DfE to take charge amid fears the watchdog is ‘reforming itself’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Ofsted considering local context in ITT drop-out rates

Senior official says further research on ITT drop-out rates ‘could be used to establish differences in teacher retention rates’

Jack Dyson
Lucas Cumiskey
DfE

DfE worried about board ‘diversity’ over Collins appointment

Unearthed emails reveal civil servants’ concerns non-exec board was ‘all white men of a similar age’

Jack Dyson
Freddie Whittaker


News

Labour promises to publish Lilac sky academy scandal investigation – but won’t give a date

But it is keeping quiet on when the report, kept secret for years by the Conservatives, will surface

John Dickens
John Dickens
Schools

Council crackdown after school spa day gifts

An internal audit found ‘irregularities involving inappropriate use of school funds’

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
School Leadership

‘Heads have felt disrespected, but now it’s time for solutions’

The new leaders of the Headteachers’ Roundtable speak to Schools Week about how the sector feels it has been…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Grammar Schools

Warning over grammar’s plan to open ‘affiliate’ schools overseas

The plan skirts close to what is permissible in academy funding rules, finance experts have warned 

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
SEND

New apprenticeship to equip teaching assistants on SEND

Move gives schools more options to spend training funding, but unions warn apprentices ‘must be paid at the going…

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Exams

SEND pupils now allowed to listen to music during exams

Schools will also be able to use mental health support service referral letters to apply for extra support

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth