Education cuts would risk school budgets, warns IFS Analysis ‘will make harrowing reading for school and college leaders already faced with intense pressures on their budgets’
Teacher pay and conditions: 5 suggestions from the STRB Make schools ‘fully embrace’ flexible working, review pay grades and consider multi-year settlements, says review body
Teacher pay: DfE accepts 4% rise, provides £615m funding But schools must fund a quarter of the rise themselves, on top of savings they’ve already budgeted for
Inclusive schools reflect their areas and are ‘culturally sensitive’ on behaviour – think tank Centre for Young Lives recommends admissions duties are returned to councils and RISE advisers monitor school rolls
Lords seek to water down schools bill powers Peers will consider hundreds of amendments to the legislation as opposition politicians point to ‘serious concerns’
New 25-school MAT on cards as Compass and Eko plan merger Average academy trust size now surpasses five schools as smaller trusts merge
Schools could face SEND tribunal penalties Direction forcing schools and councils to follow rules on evidence bundles follows deluge of ‘irrelevant’ information
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’
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