Assessment DfE wants to ditch ‘average’ labels for school progress scores The current ‘confidence interval’ ratings can limit understanding of a school’s performance, the government has said Freddie Whittaker 9h Freddie Whittaker 9h Schools white paper Schools white paper: The key schools policies Fair banding transparency, a crackdown on off-rolling and calls for all schools to be in trusts set out in… Lydia Chantler-Hicks 1d Lydia Chantler-Hicks and Jack Dyson 1d Schools white paper Schools white paper: What is happening to EHCPs under SEND reforms? DfE expects to move 1 in 8 pupils from EHCPs to new individual support plans by 2035 Ruth Lucas 1d Ruth Lucas 1d Schools white paper Schools white paper: The key SEND reform policies DfE documents finally flesh out proposed ‘layered’ approach Samantha Booth 1d Samantha Booth and Freddie Whittaker 1d Schools white paper White paper: £1.6bn for mainstream inclusion, £1.8bn for external support But funding has to last three years and it’s unclear what will happen once it runs out Freddie Whittaker 2d Freddie Whittaker 2d Schools white paper New headteachers to get £15k to work where they’re ‘needed most’ Government will also ‘ensure all schools join high-quality trusts’ and let councils set up chains Freddie Whittaker 3d Freddie Whittaker 3d Schools white paper Private special school fees capped in ‘profit before children’ crackdown Plan for price bands and national standards follows award-winning exposure by Schools Week of soaring private sector spend Samantha Booth 5d Freddie Whittaker and Samantha Booth 5d Schools white paper DfE pledges eight weeks full maternity pay for school staff Change due to be enacted from 2027 for leaders and teachers, and new support staff body will get remit… Freddie Whittaker 5d Freddie Whittaker 5d News Movers and shakers: DfE, Camden Learning, CCT, Skills Builder UK This week’s movers and shakers include an American football referee and a collector of rare 1980s vintage fragrances Samantha Booth 5d Samantha Booth 5d Movers and Shakers Julie McCulloch to join EPI as new chief executive ASCL policy chief ‘hugely privileged’ to take over as leader of think tank Lydia Chantler-Hicks 7d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 7d Schools ‘Highly valued’ music hubs face funding and staffing challenges A report has evaluated the first year of new-style music hubs, following a major restructure Lydia Chantler-Hicks 7d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 7d Politics Suella Braverman named Reform UK’s education spokesperson The former home secretary claimed teacher authority had been ‘eroded by violence and disorder’ Ruth Lucas 1w Ruth Lucas 1w 1 2 3 4 5 6 1,025 Older
