News

Secondary special schools over-capacity by 8,000 pupils, DfE data suggests

Education secretary warns of 'significant gaps' in provision for pupils with SEND

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Freddie Whittaker
News

Unfilled primary school places up 6% in a year as falling rolls bite

Secondary school population to peak in 2027-28 and then start to fall, government analysis predicts

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Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Union anger as spring statement snubs schools

Reeves mentioned crumbling school roofs, but they won't get more capital cash next year

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Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Parents ‘seem to support’ new report cards, Oliver claims

Chief inspector to point to YouGov polling of parents as leaders continue to urge him to think again

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Freddie Whittaker
Teaching assistants

The EEF’s 5 tips for deploying teaching assistants

Government’s go-to body for showing what works in education updates guidance

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Freddie Whittaker
News

Restore £3.6bn ‘lost’ school capital funding, ASCL tells Treasury

Government 'must begin making some inroads' into £13.8bn capital backlog, says union ahead of spring statement

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Freddie Whittaker
News

Pupil premium: 3 in 4 schools say lack of funding hampers support

And over half of settings expected to cut support when recovery premium funding ran out last year

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Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

ASCL floats ‘3+ point’ grading scale for Ofsted and calls for reform delay

Union warns Ofsted's five-point grading plan would leave 'school and college leaders in a worse position than they are...

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Freddie Whittaker
Movers and Shakers

Movers and shakers: ODST, Pearson, Northern, ISC

This week’s movers and shakers include a keen cyclist, former special constable and a school chef who once played...

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Freddie Whittaker