News Councils brace for another big rise in SEND transport and admin costs Local authorities expect to spend £1.5 billion on transport for SEND pupils this year Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Politics Labour conference 2024: Bridget Phillipson’s speech in full The education secretary addressed party members at their annual gathering in Liverpool Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y News Phillipson wants school-based nurseries open next year under £15m capital scheme Up to 300 primary schools will be handed funding in the spring to convert empty classrooms Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Curriculum Curriculum review call for evidence: what schools need to know The government has this morning published its call for evidence for its wide-ranging review of the curriculum. We already… Schools Week Reporter 1y Schools Week Reporter 1y News Q and A: Becky Francis on the problems her curriculum review is trying to solve Schools Week speaks to curriculum review chair Becky Francis as a call for evidence is launched … John Dickens 1y John Dickens 1y Falling rolls Falling rolls crisis hits LA schools hardest, study finds NFER also found that schools with lower Ofsted ratings saw larger drops in primary pupil numbers Lucas Cumiskey 1y Lucas Cumiskey 1y Skills England Skills England to support schools on careers education New skills quango chair says ‘foundation of any skills development is satisfactory levels of attainment in literacy and numeracy’ Lucas Cumiskey 1y Lucas Cumiskey 1y Free school meals Minister ‘keen to learn’ from Khan’s free school meals policy Stephen Morgan reveals ‘live conversation’ in government over potential future ‘interventions’ Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Politics Labour conference round-up: Curriculum, teacher hours and report cards Curriculum review ‘big bangs’, reviewing the teacher working hours limit and encouraging specialist teachers to swap subjects all on… Schools Week Reporter 1y Schools Week Reporter 1y News Trust boss: Time to review ‘archaic’ teaching hours limit Lift Schools chief executive says ‘we can’t continue to rigidly count hours if we want to be seen as… John Dickens 1y John Dickens 1y Politics Long read Labour conference round-up: SEND, inclusion and breakfast clubs SEND reforms, breakfast clubs and making the school workforce more inclusive were all on the agenda as the Labour… Schools Week Reporter 1y Schools Week Reporter 1y 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 1y Schools Week Reporter 1y Newer 1 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 1,001 Older