SEND

The SEND funding system is failing to keep up with pupil needs

The SEND funding system is failing to keep up with pupil needs: here’s what the government should do, says...

John Dickens
NATALIE PERERA
Opinion

Cost-cutting visits for capital cash doesn’t undermine academy autonomy

It’s emerged that successful bids in the last round of Condition Improvement Fund applications have come with unexpected strings...

John Dickens
MARK LEHAIN
News

Energy Coast becomes only second ever ‘outstanding’ UTC

A university technical college in Cumbria that outsourced its teaching is celebrating after becoming only the second of its...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

6 interesting findings from the Language Trends 2019 report

Take-up of French and German languages has slumped, fewer schools are teaching languages at an early age, and Brexit...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Schools handed repairs cash ‘expected’ to follow DfE cost-cutting advice

Schools applying for government funding to repair unsafe buildings will now have to agree to a visit from a...

John Dickens
John Dickens
Opinion

7 ways to reinvigorate the free schools policy

Since 2010 free schools have helped to transform our education system, bringing high standards, new innovations from which other...

John Dickens
LUKE TRYL
News, Politics

66 schools split £22m to boost nursery places

The government has announced 66 schools will get extra funding to boost their nursery places – but ministers have...

John Dickens
John Dickens
Opinion

4 key questions to progress the MAT governance debate

The ongoing rhetoric of an emerging and evolving MAT system has been a popular one. In the National Governance...

John Dickens
SAM HENSON
News

Boris Johnson pledges £4.6bn per year extra for schools (but not until 2022!)

Boris Johnson has upped his funding promise for schools, vowing to provide £4.6 billion per year extra by 2022...

John Dickens
John Dickens