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
Lib Dems would spend £390m a year on tutoring Party would offer free small-group tutoring to 1.75 million children if it formed a government, education spokesperson announces
Half of councils face funding shortfall under Khan’s school meal scheme Analysis suggests funding for the extension of universal free school meals will leave a shortfall of £33 million across London
Careers: Schools will be ‘expected’ to report Gatsby progress DfE plans ‘digital front door’ for online guidance as it signals move to ‘unified’ careers system
‘I don’t really care anymore’: Parent apathy on attendance laid bare Report exposes ‘fundamental breakdown in the relationship between schools and parents’
NASUWT: 1 in 4 secondaries expect disruption as teachers work to rule Polling data shows 14% of secondary teachers and 5% of primary teachers planned to take part in industrial action
RAAC: 8 things we learned from Baroness Barran Minister and DfE boss appear in front of MPs as number of affected schools balloons to 174