Inclusion 2028: DfE extends SEND sports initiative £300,000 funding allocated for first year, but decision beyond that must wait for spending review
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 Trust warns
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
Special school delays undermine deficit reduction efforts Nine councils – nearly a quarter of those on the controversial safety valve scheme – have flagged delays
‘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’
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
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’
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’ for reforms by end of year
Harris blames ‘unfunded’ pay rises as it plans redundancies But NASUWT teaching union accuses academy trust of ‘disgraceful behaviour’