Ruth Lucas | Schools Week

Sharing not siloed: The special schools bringing inclusion into the mainstream

As the sector awaits the long-delayed SEND reforms, many schools have already started doing what they expect to be asked to do in the white paper – learn from each other. Schools minister Georgia Gould recently told The Guardian that the government wants “a system that works together, so mainstream schools are learning from the […]

‘Inclusion base’ for every school – but who will pay?

Leaders call for clarity as data shows current provision – and how it is funded – varies

KCSIE 2026: Everything schools need to know

Proposed guidance strengthens expectations around serious violence and mobile phone use in schools

Draft gender guidance urges ‘very careful approach’ to social transition

Proposed guidance also states there are ‘no exceptions’ for single-sex spaces in schools

Education estates strategy to replace CIF and create surplus land framework

New process for repairs to standalone academies and small trusts will not require ‘full bids’, says DfE

We don’t use suspensions too much, say most school staff

Staff views appear at odds with government as it looks to keep more suspended pupils in school

Schools could be required to record internal exclusions

Government looks to collect data as it urges schools to send fewer children home

Dodgy DfE data shortens schools’ working weeks

Figures suggested one in six schools are not complying with the 32.5 hour week

Only suspend pupils for most serious behaviour, DfE tells schools

New suspensions guidance coming with white paper, but headteachers to retain autonomy