News Schools ‘at the heart of SEND reforms’, says adviser Dame Christine Lenehan says reforms look at ‘changing nature’ between schools and local authorities Samantha Booth 17h Samantha Booth 17h Academies Exclusive Suspensions tumble as trust embraces ‘emotional intelligence’ Influential turnaround trust criticised for high suspensions bidding to cut exclusions and ‘keep children in school’ Jack Dyson 17h Jack Dyson 17h News Exclusive RISE consultation pushed back to this term Government to begin ‘informal engagement’ over schools with low attainment Jack Dyson 20h Jack Dyson 20h MIS Exclusive DfE wants to scrape real-time MIS data from schools Department calls for tech companies to take part in trials to feed it data to inform policy Jack Dyson 22h Jack Dyson 22h SEND Exclusive Extra SEND cash coming, says DfE, as councils’ woes deepen Minister says white paper will bring ‘additional’ funding as town halls warn high needs freeze will worsen deficits Ruth Lucas 1d Ruth Lucas 1d SEND New £200m scheme ‘will offer SEND training to all teaching staff’ A ‘comprehensive’ new package of training is hoped to ‘upskill all staff in every school, college and nursery’ Lydia Chantler-Hicks 1d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 1d News Ofsted inspects school that postponed MP’s visit Inspection ‘necessary due to potential concerns’, says watchdog Ruth Lucas 2d Ruth Lucas 2d News Mental health and school dissatisfaction driving more children into home education Heads’ leader says it’s ‘vital to ensure that families have made the choice to home educate for the right… Freddie Whittaker 2d Freddie Whittaker 2d News Trust CEO, ex-civil servant and safeguarding expert join Ofsted board Lucy Heller, Hardip Begol and Alan Wood among five new appointments to governing board of the inspectorate Freddie Whittaker 2d Freddie Whittaker 2d Exams Exclusive Photographers removed from GCSE assessment over website images AQA deletes photographers’ names from exam after images ‘not appropriate for learners’ found on their websites Jack Dyson 4d Jack Dyson 4d Exams Ofqual boss ‘signals anxiety’ to DfE about AI in A-level coursework Sir Ian Bauckham was questioned by MPs this morning on artificial intelligence risks, his new ‘rebuke’ powers and on-screen… Samantha Booth 4d Samantha Booth 4d News Long read Ofsted publishes first school report cards Leaders give their views on new inspections as reports for 22 volunteer schools are released Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5d 1 2 3 4 5 6 1,018 Older