DfE set to make school phone ban guidance statutory But school leaders warn a legal ban ‘doesn’t really change much’
‘SEND reforms are stronger because we engaged with communities’ Georgia Gould on how Grenfell taught her the importance of listening and her mission to make school 'unmissable'
Scrapping essays over AI fears ‘never off the table’, says Ofqual boss Concerns about cheating means culling non-examined assessment may be 'the right thing to do in some cases'
Special school Ofsted report cards drop mainstream comparisons Schools Week previously reported how special schools were being compared to mainstream schools within the same age range
Police can’t find RISE ‘zoom-bombing’ suspect Academy trust strengthened security settings after an intruder shared offensive content at an event last month
Three primary free schools to go ahead after appeals Meanwhile six cancelled special free school projects have been appealed
Whitehall to leverage capital cash to force council mainstream focus Town halls will be required to sign a new ‘memorandum of understanding’ on how to spend £860m of high needs capital cash
Journalists shut out of events with ministers and officials Reporters are being banned from conferences where key public servants will speak
A child who drops out isn’t a failure, they just need support Education can be rebuilt at any point and the key factor is having adults who meet the child where they’re at