SEND

Revealed: The spiralling cost of a broken SEND system

Three-quarters of councils now have high needs financial blackholes, with many rejecting large numbers of requests for special needs...

Samantha Booth
Gareth Davies and Samantha Booth
SEND

Investigation: The broken special needs system

Joint investigation by Schools Week and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism reveals the scale of the challenge ahead for...

Samantha Booth
Gareth Davies and Samantha Booth
Schools

1 in 6 heads expect energy bills to treble

Teaching assistant hours face the axe as schools scramble to cope with price hikes

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

Director at criticised council wins DfE contract to help others improve

The DfE has appointed 13 SEND advisers on salaries of £90k to act as 'critical friends'

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Teacher training

Early career framework risks heads snubbing new teachers

Polling shows just one in seven new teachers think the training is a good use of time

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Exams

The inside story of the new natural history GCSE

How a BBC veteran, Green MP and exams expert developed a brand new qualification

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Tutoring

Nearly 50k tutors to be trained under new £18m National Tutoring Programme

More details on overhauled catch-up scheme revealed

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND review

SEND review: New course to give SENCOs seat at top table

DfE says existing qualification has 'variability' and might not provide 'knowledge and skills' needed

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND review

SEND review: Ministers take control to end ‘postcode lottery’

Green paper outlines vision of a 'single national SEND and alternative provision system'

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth