Curriculum

Oak National Academy judicial review put on hold

Bodies representing ed tech and publishing firms say discussions with the DfE will continue

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Samantha Booth
Schools

Private school body takes legal action against government on VAT

The Independent Schools Council said the decision 'has not been taken lightly' but it is 'defending the rights of...

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Samantha Booth
Politics

Revealed: The new education committee membership

11 MPs selected for influential committee that holds the Department for Education to account

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Samantha Booth and Freddie Whittaker
Inclusion

SEND in crisis: ‘Whole-system reform needed’, says NAO

Government's spending watchdog also says councils need 'urgent' intervention to stop widespread financial meltdown

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Samantha Booth
Inclusion

SEND in crisis: NAO’s 8 damning findings

The government’s spending watchdog has called for ‘whole-system reform’ of special needs education, warning the system is ‘financially unsustainable’...

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Samantha Booth
Inclusion

SEND spend spotlight: the data keeping Labour up at night

Ahead of an important report on SEND due next week, Schools Week looks at four of the most pressing...

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Samantha Booth
Schools

Schools must be reimbursed for any national insurance hike, say unions

Reports suggested the government could increase national insurance contributions

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Samantha Booth and Jack Dyson
News

SEND tribunal costs spiral to £13m

Record numbers of parents are appealing council refusals to issue EHCPs

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Samantha Booth
Assessment

Deadline for results checking service extended after tech issue

New data service hit by technical problems in the first year it has been moved back in-house to the...

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Samantha Booth