SEND monitoring inspections to restart this term, says Ofsted Education committee MPs also hear calls for school exclusion investigations and schools bill fears
200 schools where few bright girls study maths to get extra support Government announces details of refreshed Advanced Maths Support Programme after cuts outcry
Movers and shakers: OCR, Northern, All Saints This week’s movers and shakers include a ‘keen Germanophile’ and a serving professor working as a trust leader
Private SEND school profiteering curbs under consideration Education secretary says she is looking at profit-making rules for private firms as part of wider SEND reform
Teachers show strike appetite, but low turnout issues Most NEU teachers vote in favour of strikes – but indicative ballot turnout below threshold
£1bn for schools to cover national insurance hike But some leaders report the funding falls up to 35 per cent short of covering the rise in costs
Search launched to find best school inclusion solutions Call for evidence to find ‘practical and scalable solutions’ for mainstream school inclusion
Ofsted open to ‘another consultation’ on inspection reforms if sector demands rethink Watchdog’s national director also insists report card proposals do not ‘throw the baby out with the bath water’
First rise in teachers’ pension contributions since 2015 to go ahead Plans to increase rates by up to £200 a year will be introduced in April, but lowest-paid would not be affected