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
News

Teacher apprenticeship length cut to line up with school year

Length of postgraduate course to be slashed from 12 to nine months from August, DfE confirms

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Schools told to plan work experience for key stage 3 pupils

Statutory guidance update states younger pupils should get a week's worth of work experience 'activities'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

DfE to investigate why SEND numbers have ballooned

Government pledges to look at reasons behind rise in demand for special needs support, and will provide 'costed plan'...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School funding

Harris blames ‘unfunded’ pay rises as it plans redundancies

But NASUWT teaching union accuses academy trust of 'disgraceful behaviour'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

The long and winding road for SEND pupils

Travel costs are again in the sights of local authorities desperate to cut costs

Freddie Whittaker
Chaminda Jayanetti
News

NAHT launches legal action over Ofsted reforms

Heads' union launches claim for judicial review, warning consultation on report cards is inadequate

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Wrack vows to stay put as NASUWT general secretary

Ex-FBU boss will continue to fight for his post as union re-opens nominations following a legal challenge

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker