Academies

New 25-school MAT on cards as Compass and Eko plan merger

Average academy trust size now surpasses five schools as smaller trusts merge

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

Schools could face SEND tribunal penalties 

Direction forcing schools and councils to follow rules on evidence bundles follows deluge of 'irrelevant' information

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

Surrey council’s block on education communications angers MPs

Authority 'will no longer provide a response to individual cases where a more appropriate alternative route is available'

Freddie Whittaker
Chaminda Jayanetti
SEND

EHCP shake-up considered as part of SEND reforms, adviser confirms

The plans - or a new alternative - could be 'narrowed' to special schools only, adviser suggests

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Inclusion 2028: DfE extends SEND sports initiative

£300,000 funding allocated for first year, but decision beyond that must wait for spending review

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Social mobility

The ‘tale of two cities’ threatening Labour’s opportunity mission

Social mobility of some pupils in poorest parts of London are three times that of counterparts in Newcastle, Sutton...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Movers and Shakers

Movers and shakers: St Christopher’s, Careers and Enterprise Company, Browne Jacobson

This week’s movers and shakers include a PhD student and a former ice-cream van operator

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

Special school delays undermine deficit reduction efforts

Nine councils – nearly a quarter of those on the controversial safety valve scheme – have flagged delays

Freddie Whittaker
Chaminda Jayanetti
News

‘Sleepless nights’ over funding and lost Ofsted hope: NAHT conference diary

'If we fail to invest in education, we fail to invest in our future'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker