Shadow minister: ‘We should hang our heads in shame’ over SEND Gagan Mohindra apologises at the Conservative Party conference, saying his party ‘didn’t do enough’ on SEND
Just 1 in 6 schools to offer tutoring after NTP, research suggests Tutoring ‘heavily reliant’ on the availability of ring fenced funding, NFER research found
Council crackdown after school spa day gifts An internal audit found ‘irregularities involving inappropriate use of school funds’
SEND pupils now allowed to listen to music during exams Schools will also be able to use mental health support service referral letters to apply for extra support
A ‘vibrant tutor market’? Providers wind down as NTP closes Tutoring providers scale down as the flagship catch-up scheme closes
Natural history GCSE stalls after official ‘block’ The proposed GCSE is one of a number of curriculum commitments currently up in the air post-election
Pause in Ofsted SEND inspections ‘opens accountability gap’ Suspending monitoring visits to councils with widespread failings ‘sets off alarm bells’
Primary school disadvantage gap narrows But the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their better-off peers remains above pre-pandemic levels
Phillipson faces first education questions from MPs SEND and private VAT plan dominate the schools agenda during Commons exchange