Assessment

Cyber attack: Exam boards told to introduce new security measures

Ofqual chief Sir Ian Bauckham said regulator will undertake 'rigorous' checks on exam board plans to move tests on-screen

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Inclusion

Council faces legal action over controversial safety valve deal

Parents call for 'transparency' on high needs bail outs

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Tutoring

Tutoring: Another £1m saved as mentor scheme axed early

Demand has dropped for mentors with only a fifth of the target reached last year

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Inclusion

Revealed: The 20 new AP free schools approved by ministers

Leading academy trust secures four alternative provision free schools while others are snubbed

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Attendance

One in four severely absent kids ‘rejected’ for social care support

New children's commissioner report calls for 'joined-up approach' on poor school attendance

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Inclusion

Trauma, expense and delays: Symptoms of a SEND system in ‘complete crisis’

Complaints to the SEND watchdog have nearly tripled over the past five years

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Heads and teachers working longer despite workload push

Key government workforce survey reveals longer working weeks, less job satisfaction and more anxiety

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth and Jack Dyson
Inclusion

Struggling council gets first SEND ‘improvement adviser’ 

John Coughlan, who is also a commissioner in Birmingham, will advise Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Assessment

Exam paper cyber attack investigation hits dead end

Two arrested stood down from bail as 'no further evidence'

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth