Academies Academy trust walks away from merger with struggling chain 45-school MAT reveals the funding needed for a long-planned merger ‘was not available’, prompting fears trusts will become ‘more… Jack Dyson 1y Jack Dyson 1y Inclusion Exclusive Cheaper to pay fines than provide SEND support Councils pay families thousands of pounds for failure to provide support stipulated in EHCPs Rosa Furneaux 1y Rosa Furneaux 1y Attendance Term-time holidays a ‘small part’ of attendance woes – minister Catherine McKinnell says she’s focused on children who regularly miss ‘significant amounts of school’ Rhi Storer 1y Rhi Storer 1y News DfE won’t fully fund unexpected post-16 pupils Government warns ‘very large’ increase in 16 to 19-year-olds in education is ‘significantly above the budget for in-year payments’ Jack Dyson 1y Jack Dyson 1y News Exclusive Heads open up about torrent of abuse from parents Leaders confronted outside their homes, spat at and ‘offered-out’ for fights, while some schools resort to home CCTV to… Jack Dyson 1y Jack Dyson 1y Inclusion Exclusive Investigation: How EHCPs are failing our most vulnerable children England now spends nearly £11bn providing education for children with additional needs. But on what? Schools Week investigates … John Dickens 1y John Dickens 1y Inclusion Exclusive EHCPs: Schools pick up pieces of absent health and social care Plans to support SEND pupils being drawn up without any input from health and social care, investigation finds John Dickens 1y John Dickens 1y Inclusion Exclusive Feature: The case for a SEND evidence ‘custodian’ Calls grow for a national institute for SEND excellence – so how could it work? John Dickens 1y John Dickens 1y Inclusion Exclusive Fidget spinners and learning styles: EHCPs’ questionable interventions Schools Week investigation delves into what England’s £11bn high needs budget is spent on … John Dickens 1y John Dickens 1y Inclusion Exclusive Wrong names and rule-breaking: Poor quality EHCPs shortchange schools Education, health and care plans include ‘copy and paste’ elements – and some even have the wrong child’s name… John Dickens 1y John Dickens 1y Schools DfE seeks to ‘improve’ school reporting on pupil premium spend Department seeks schools’ views as influential committee calls for better follow-up with settings that fail to report on pupil… Lydia Chantler-Hicks 1y Lydia Chantler-Hicks 1y News Supervised toothbrushing to roll out to schools – but where? Funding will not directly cover staffing, but councils can choose to support schools Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Newer 1 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 1,028 Older
