Attendance

Attendance: Ministers plan local absence ‘action alliances’

DfE also meeting health leaders to discuss better data-sharing between departments

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

Three more councils slammed over ‘systematic SEND failings’

Oxfordshire, Oldham and Plymouth received the lowest rating in inspections of their SEND services this summer

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

Councils DO have targets to ration EHCPs

Councils have conditions to 'manage demand' for EHCPs

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
RAAC

School leaders fear financial impact of pupil withdrawal over RAAC

Families fear further disruption, and leaders worry concrete crisis will affect applications for 2024

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
RAAC

RAAC: Keegan under fire over holiday and ‘portacabin’ claims

Education secretary slammed for going on holiday after ministers advised to close RAAC schools (and saying children 'prefer portacabins')

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Teachers wrongly told they’d failed to make pension payments

One teacher said the bungle caused a 'great deal of upset and unnecessary worry'

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

Kent’s mainstream SEND plans ‘put pupils’ chances at risk’

Council's new target for 80 per cent of pupils with EHCPs in mainstream schools criticised

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

30k primary pupils’ data may be at risk after Capita cyber attack

Dark web monitored for the information after company was targeted in March

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Ministers seek schools safeguarding tsar

The new post would help roll out social care reforms to strengthen the education sector's role

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth