Call for action as 400,000 children await autism or ADHD appointments Getting a neurodevelopmental condition diagnosis one of the ‘only ways’ to unlock school support, warns children’s commissioner
DfE lets councils skirt minimum funding rules to prop up SEND LAs given permission to set per-pupil funding below national minimums as deficits spiral
Phonics results creep up, but remain below pre-pandemic Four in five pupils meet the government’s ‘expected standard’
Russell Hobby to step down as Teach First CEO Former NAHT general secretary says he has ‘loved my time’ at teacher training charity
Longer school day has ‘small yet positive’ attainment boost Schools with top Ofsted grades and selective schools more likely to have extended days, finds EPI
‘Parachute payments’ could help schools cope with falling rolls Report warns of a ‘clear and present danger to the financial sustainability of many primary schools’
Ofsted: ECF and NPQ providers get more time to request deferrals Watchdog will also allow providers to present extra evidence in inspector meetings and give them longer to raise concerns
Teacher training, GCSE reform and investment needed to make oracy the ‘fourth R’ Oracy Commission sets out how to embed speaking, listening and communication throughout the curriculum
NASUWT leader Dr Patrick Roach to step down Trade unionist says he won’t seek a second term in the teaching union’s top job