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Ministers mull future of £380m SEND budgets transfer policy

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Some councils say transfers are necessary, but heads want the policy scrapped and decisions reversed

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EBacc withdrawal ‘squeezes languages out of the picture’

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3d | Curriculum

Language learning is continuing to decline with many schools cutting down further

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New heads need more than a one-off qualification, say charities

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3d | Leadership and governance

‘Ongoing’ support planned as research shows falling numbers aspire to headship

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School food funding ‘not sufficient’ says school praised by DfE

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3d | School food

The Devon school had to find £16,652 extra to pay for meals lauded in new school food standards

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What does strong parental engagement look like in practice?

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3d | Solutions

Start with leaders at the school gate every afternoon, suggests an award-winning Wolverhampton primary

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3d | Solutions

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New heads need more than a one-off qualification, say charities

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

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

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

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

4d | Assessment

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

Ofqual issues first ‘rebuke’ of exam board over ‘serious failures’

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Schools given ‘limited’ DfE help with falling rolls, warns government auditor

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Big Education’s merger with Oasis given go-ahead

6d | Academies

DfE set to make school phone ban guidance statutory

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Education questions: Ministers quizzed on school food standards and falling rolls

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17 leaders named regional chairs of KS3 alliance

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