Councils’ SEND admin and transport costs balloon Town halls expect to spend £1.2bn bussing pupils to school this year, and £300m on administration for SEND pupils
Make cutbacks like everyone else, Phillipson tells private schools Shadow minister suggests independent schools ‘reflect on where they can make savings’ to shield parents from VAT hike
Attendance: MPs want mental health absence code and CAMHS review Schools should also be compelled to use the daily attendance data collection to ‘turn the tide on absence’, says education committee
Pepe Di’Iasio confirmed as ASCL’s next general secretary He will replace Geoff Barton next April after no other candidates were nominated to oppose him
Chris Russell to retire as Ofsted’s national director for education Senior official will leave at the same time as chief inspector Amanda Spielman in December
Home Office and YEF fund £5.8m ‘trauma-informed practice’ research Teachers trained to ‘recognise signs and symptoms of childhood trauma’ to see if contested practice keeps children safe
The 23 schools policies signed off at Lib Dem conference Approved motion sets out party’s ‘core policy offer’ on schools
Lib Dems would halve schools’ SEND funding contribution to £3k Party would give councils more money to cut what schools have to pay, and set up a ‘national body’ to fund most expensive support