LEGO play professor among new DfE science council appointees Cambridge Professor Paul Ramchandani among 12 experts appointed to provide ‘advice and challenge’ on issues like SEND and mental health
DfE to review ‘complicated’ school maintenance funding system ‘We know there’s room for improvement’, admits senior civil servant
Labour MP seeks to make school phones ban compulsory Draft law from Josh MacAlister would put phone guidance on a statutory footing – but it’s unclear if it will get government support
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’