SEND Long read SEND reforms a decade on: How it went wrong, and how to fix it Schools Week speaks to experts and key decision-makers as system faces crisis 10 years after the children and families… Samantha Booth 1y Samantha Booth 1y School funding Exclusive Pensions: Some schools will be short-changed in grant allocations Government had pledged to fully-fund 20% increase in pension contributions for state schools Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Ofsted Exclusive ‘Consultation not referendum’: Oliver defends Ofsted’s ‘Big Listen’ Union leader raises ‘significant concerns’ about the design of Ofsted’s consultation Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Teacher training Schools promised ‘financial incentives’ to pilot new teacher apprenticeship Government also reveals 8 trainers that will trial the new scheme from September 2025 Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Pupil premium Pupil premium allocations delayed by ‘problem’ identifying children But DfE insists it will ‘not impact the timeline for payments in July 2024’ Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Exclusions Managed moves: Track outcomes and involve ‘independent’ representative, councils told Research finds tens of thousands of pupils have ‘unexplained’ moves from schools each year Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Curriculum Oak Academy curriculum partners for 8 new subjects revealed Contracts also awarded for primary music and secondary geography after previous applicants failed to meet quango’s quality standards Lucas Cumiskey 1y Lucas Cumiskey 1y Politics Robert Halfon resigns as skills minister Former education committee chair will also stand down as an MP at the election Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y 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 1y Samantha Booth 1y 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 1y Jack Dyson 1y 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 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y 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 1y Samantha Booth 1y Newer 1 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 975 Older
