SEND

Revealed: The full scale of Labour’s SEND challenge

Just 59% of mainstream school parents report that their child with additional needs is well-supported

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

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

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Tutoring

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

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Council crackdown after school spa day gifts

An internal audit found 'irregularities involving inappropriate use of school funds'

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Exams

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

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Tutoring

A ‘vibrant tutor market’? Providers wind down as NTP closes

Tutoring providers scale down as the flagship catch-up scheme closes

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
GCSEs

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

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

Pause in Ofsted SEND inspections ‘opens accountability gap’

Suspending monitoring visits to councils with widespread failings 'sets off alarm bells'

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SATs

Primary school disadvantage gap narrows

But the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their better-off peers remains above pre-pandemic levels

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth