Alternative provision placements soar to pre-pandemic levels New government statistics also show a rise in pupils places in AP because of mental health needs or behaviour support
Next government faces ‘painful’ school funding choices – IfS Making savings from falling rolls will be ‘easier said than done’, warns think tank
School funding top of teachers’ election priority list ‘Every day we hear from school leaders about how they are struggling to manage’
Lib Dems: Primary free school meals an ‘ambition not a funded commitment’ And schools wouldn’t get immediate pupil premium boost under plans to raise FSM earnings threshold
How we’ve centralised curriculum design to improve teaching Reducing workload and improving teaching are priorities for our trust – but we must achieve these in balance with teachers’ classroom autonomy in mind, explains Tim Mills
Let’s have a better debate on the role of private schools Whether it’s genuine confusion or political point-scoring, misinformation around Labour’s private schools policy means we’re not properly valuing cross-sector work, writes John Smith
Exams: Entries boost in statistics and engineering GCSEs Further maths and physics A-levels also see increase in entries, but GCSE citizenship and A-level sociology become less popular
‘Rebalance’ funding back to poorer schools, says Sutton Trust Report also calls for extension of pupil premium funding and reinstated cash for tutoring
Over 330,000 children waiting for mental health support – Lib Dems Research finds average waits of over a year in some areas as party confirms £620m plan for professionals in every school