Child mental health support pledge looks in doubt Presentation seen by Schools Week shows a key pledge was a third below target with just five months to go
Inclusion tool to give ‘balanced view’ of school performance EPI tool allows councils and academy trusts to be compared based on how inclusive they are
Wraparound childcare: what primary schools need to know DfE sets out how schools should deliver its new childcare ‘expectation’
DfE to research school impact of DNA performance testing A three-month research project will look at the implications of future genomic technologies on the education sector
Analysis reveals extent of SEND stealth funding cuts Special Needs Jungle research reveals top-up funding has been stagnant since 2018 in a third of areas
Educational psychologist shortage having ‘significant impact’ Ombudsman warning after Surrey pupil’s family needed counselling amid education, health and care plan delay
MPs: Councils face ‘cliff-edge’ of ‘bankruptcy’ over SEND funding Committee urges ministers to agree ‘realistic’ steps and additional cash to eliminate high needs budget deficits
London’s falling rolls crisis moves into secondary schools Capital faces steep drop in year 7 pupils over the next four years, says London Councils report
Councils with SEND bailouts increasingly ‘monitored’ by ministers Two councils given £119m were off-track within months of bailouts being signed off