SEND

SEND: Some schools ‘resist’ admitting children with EHCPs – adjudicator

‘Small number’ of councils tell admissions watchdog of an ‘increase in reluctance of schools’ to be named in support…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
School buildings

Repair grants fall again despite ‘collapsing’ school estate

Concerns only schools with ‘most urgent condition need’ will receive repairs cash, as number of greenlit projects tumbles again…

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Teacher strikes

Revealed: NEU strikes plan to push for ‘national contract’

Union also wants removal of clause requiring teachers to work ‘reasonable additional hours’ from pay and conditions

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

Revealed: The trusts to run 30 new special free schools

However three other promised schools are yet to have a trust appointed after none was found

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SATs

SATs: 2023 reading test harder, but ‘met its purpose’

Ofqual also says delay to start of marking last year did not get in the way of ‘standards maintenance…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Protests

Khan review: How teacher in blasphemy row was ‘totally and utterly failed’

‘Lessons to be learnt’ after religious studies teacher forced into hiding, report says, but trust criticises ‘inaccuracies’

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey


Free school meals

Make ‘adjustments’ to give disabled pupils free school meals – DfE

DfE also beefs up guidance for councils about providing meals for children educated outside state schools following legal threat

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Protests

The Khan social cohesion review: 7 things schools need to know

Independent adviser on social cohesion recommends buffer zones preventing protests directly outside schools

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

Pushy parents ‘not to blame’ as schools lead surge in bids for EHCPs

Councils told to explain why families’ ECHP requests are ‘disproportionately’ snubbed as applications rocket

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Solutions

Can the new teaching apprenticeship solve recruitment woes?

New route for those without an existing degree will be introduced next year

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Movers and Shakers

OGAT appoint Lee Wilson as new chief executive

Interim CEO gets permanent gig to replace Sir Martyn Oliver who left for Ofsted top job

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Academies

Rise in £200k academy trust CEOs as pay ‘stagnation’ ends

Three more leaders now earn over £300,000, our annual investigation finds

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson