‘Double disadvantage’: Poorer pupils with SEND less likely to get EHCPs Sutton Trust warns of ‘double disadvantage’ with poorer families ‘less able to navigate the system’
Capacity checkers launch primary school visits Move follows ‘successful’ phase of project that assessed capacity of secondary and special schools
‘Financial blackmail’: Council to charge schools £21k ‘exclusion levy’ Devon says rising exclusions are no longer affordable, but planned ‘exclusion levy’ could raise £5.1 million
Exam boards’ plans for on-screen GCSE exams delayed Proposals from all three exam boards to introduce digital exams have fallen behind schedule
Primary teacher recruitment target missed by biggest gap on record Secondary recruitment targets also missed by nearly 40 per cent – but it’s an improvement on last year
Ofsted chair Dame Christine Ryan to step down Education secretary praises Ryan for leadership during ‘a period of significant challenges’
Kent special schools threaten to sue council over inclusion plans Mainstream schools are to be more inclusive and high-needs spending brought under control
A third of schools snap up free portrait of the King (at cost of £1m) New figures reveal take-up of controversial scheme to offer King Charles portrait to all public bodies
Use SEND cash to boost mainstream inclusion, councils told Move follows budget’s £1 billion boost in high needs funding