Education questions: Ministers quizzed on school food standards and falling rolls Bridget Phillipson and her ministers grilled in the Commons
Child poverty strategy ignores schools as ‘central partner’, says Teach First 'We believe the strategy’s lack of focus on improving educational outcomes is a missed opportunity'
Registers of children not in education ‘burdensome’ for not much value, pilot suggests Department for Education data suggests 117,000 children were missing from school in 2022-23
High achieving disadvantaged pupils less likely to get top GCSE grades UCL research finds gaps begin to emerge between ages 11 and 14
We ARE consulting on SEND appeals, insists DfE Lawyers ask for an ‘urgent explanation’ after conflicting messages on SEND tribunal
Councils head to court over £4.5m in special school fees Wandsworth council has launched legal action against Kent over a school it ran in the county
Attendance gap for poorer pupils reaches all-time high Overall absence and persistent absence rates see improvements, but severe absence remains stubborn
DfE inclusion tsar to lead SEND expert panel Academy trust boss Tom Rees will co-chair a panel to create inclusion standards and new SEND ‘packages’
New ‘inclusion strategies’: What schools need to know DfE fleshes out requirements for annual strategies that will attract £400m a year in funding