Academies CEO of trust with £8.4m deficit resigns after leave of absence Richard Gill leaves his role at the head of the Arthur Terry Learning Partnership Jack Dyson 16h Jack Dyson 16h SEND Exclusive Recruiter: Hire us and get EHCP applications done free Concerns over ‘troubling commodification of statutory SEND processes at a time when schools are already overwhelmed’ Samantha Booth 17h Samantha Booth 17h Schools School nurseries lack staff and space for extra care, report finds The government has promised £400 million towards ‘tens of thousands of places’ in school-based nurseries Lydia Chantler-Hicks 18h Lydia Chantler-Hicks 18h Exclusions Exclusive We don’t use suspensions too much, say most school staff Staff views appear at odds with government as it looks to keep more suspended pupils in school Ruth Lucas 21h Ruth Lucas 21h Movers and Shakers GLF names new CEO after Drinkall departure The 43-school MAT is set to be run by former principal private secretary to three education secretaries Jack Dyson 22h Jack Dyson 22h SEND Exclusive Revealed: DfE’s orders to councils as SEND reforms quietly begin Whitehall tells councils not to wait for the white paper or further information on deficits to get started Samantha Booth 1d Samantha Booth 1d Ofsted Ofsted plans closer monitoring of impact on heads’ wellbeing Deal with headteachers will broaden new framework feedback and establish union-led ‘independent advisory group’ to scrutinise data Lydia Chantler-Hicks 1d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 1d News ‘Don’t pop champagne yet’ warn accountants as trusts’ fortunes improve Kreston group warns despite improving academy trust finances, most expect to dip into savings by 2028 Jack Dyson 2d Jack Dyson 2d Schools Government to ‘update’ collective worship guidance for England’s schools Move comes after the Supreme Court ruled the delivery of religious education in Northern Ireland schools was unlawful Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3d News Coast and Vale paid Delta £440k ahead of merger The sum was handed over for ‘extensive work’ before trusts joined forces to create 63-school trust Jack Dyson 4d Jack Dyson 4d Schools DfE’s AI tutoring plan prompt calls for more research DfE says 450,000 disadvantaged children will benefit, but experts warn evidence on AI provision ‘in its infancy’ Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5d News Exclusive Schools could be required to record internal exclusions Government looks to collect data as it urges schools to send fewer children home Ruth Lucas 5d Ruth Lucas 5d 1 2 3 4 5 6 1,022 Older