SEND Spending watchdog defends SEND budget forecast OBR official says it was ‘reasonable’ to illustrate the potential impact on the schools budget Samantha Booth 16h Samantha Booth 16h Ofsted Ofsted warns of ‘missed opportunities’ to keep pupils with SEND in school Nine things we learned from Ofsted’s annual report for 2024-25 Freddie Whittaker 20h Lydia Chantler-Hicks and Freddie Whittaker 20h Ofsted Ofsted: Too many pupils ‘out of step with expectations of school life’ The watchdog’s chief inspector also warns social media and smartphones are also partly responsible for disruptive behaviour Samantha Booth 20h Samantha Booth 20h Movers and Shakers Movers and shakers: E-ACT, Astrea, Broad Horizons, EMET This week’s movers and shakers include a football expert, keen roller skater, board game designer and flag blogger Schools Week Reporter 1d Schools Week Reporter 1d SEND £6bn SEND shortfall a ‘matter for 2027 spending review’ – Phillipson But ministers still face questions about where in government’s budget funding for black hole will come from Freddie Whittaker 2d Freddie Whittaker 2d DfE Exclusive ‘Urgent clarity’ sought on flagship DfE schemes after Ofsted grade reform Union leaders demand clarity on how schools will qualify for exemplar schemes that previously required ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ Ofsted… Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2d News Leaders still facing problems with AI attendance reports Department for Education says ‘no model is perfect’ as heads flag concerns with similar school groupings Ruth Lucas 3d Ruth Lucas 3d News Revealed: The 2025 Pearson Teaching Awards winners Sixteen winners from early years, schools and colleges recognised – here’s the full list Schools Week Reporter 3d Schools Week Reporter 3d Academies Exclusive Another Catholic diocese plans mega MATs ‘Shifting demographics’ and financial pressures have left trusts needing to ‘serve more than 10,000’, says diocese Jack Dyson 4d Jack Dyson 4d School business leadership Unions call for business leaders’ pay alignment Government urged to align pay with that of other school leaders as analysis shows stagnation Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5d Sponsored post Sponsored Equitas: ASDAN’s new digital platform putting skills at the heart of learning As schools and colleges continue to navigate increasingly complex learning needs, the demand for flexible, skills-focused provision has never… SWAdvertorial 5d ASDAN 5d SEND Exclusive Three councils allowed to breach minimum school funding rules North Tyneside, Bracknell Forest and – for the third year in a row – Kent all ‘gained approval to… Samantha Booth 5d Samantha Booth 5d 1 2 3 4 5 6 1,013 Older
