Cuts to advanced maths scheme ‘short-sighted’ Funding for Advanced Mathematics Support Programme slashed in week chancellor pledged to ‘kick-start’ the economy
Higher fines fail to stem high pupil absence rates The government hiked fines in September for unauthorised school absences, with the penalties for parents rising from £60 to £80
Revealed: The experts appointed to SEND inclusion panels The government has appointed a team of experts to evaluate how to make mainstream schools more inclusive
‘Umbrella’ SEND label is ‘misleading’, says inclusion tsar The government’s inclusion tsar believes ‘a lot of what we categorise as ‘special’ is normal and predictable’
£13.8bn school building maintenance backlog revealed Unions say the government must ‘go further and faster’ in making school buildings fit for purpose
Keep Latin funding for six more months, leaders urge Phillipson Schools involved in the Latin Excellence Programme have written to the education secretary to ask for an extension
£10m behaviour hubs to end – but what next? Ministers are ‘considering different ways on how to build the programme’, but it will end in its current form soon
Two-thirds of schools using free vacancy website still pay for adverts elsewhere Government launched Teaching Vacancies service in 2019, with ministers predicting schools would save £75m
Ofsted to assess provision for SEND pupils not in school Watchdog and CQC to use joint thematic visits to check how well pupils are being supported