Ofsted Exclusive Ofsted reviews data shown in special school report cards New reports currently compare metrics like capacity of special schools to other schools in their phase, not other specialist… Samantha Booth 4h Samantha Booth 4h Schools Draft gender guidance urges ‘very careful approach’ to social transition Proposed guidance also states there are ‘no exceptions’ for single-sex spaces in schools Ruth Lucas 15h Ruth Lucas 15h News Education estates strategy to replace CIF and create surplus land framework New process for repairs to standalone academies and small trusts will not require ‘full bids’, says DfE Ruth Lucas 2d Ruth Lucas 2d SEND DfE expects all secondary schools to have ‘inclusion bases’ Each school would have a ‘dedicated safe space away from busy classrooms where pupils can access targeted support’, says… Freddie Whittaker 2d Freddie Whittaker and Ruth Lucas 2d Academies Star academy trust fell victim to ‘historic fraud’ over several years MAT with 36 schools says ‘all reasonable steps taken’ following ‘significant financial irregularity’ Jack Dyson 3d Jack Dyson 3d SEND Government to write off 90% of councils’ SEND deficits Local authorities will get a grant to cover all but 10% of historic deficits accrued by the end of… Samantha Booth 4d Samantha Booth 4d RISE Heads ‘on trial’: 8 findings from first RISE evaluation But report concludes the initial rollout of Labour’s school improvement scheme has been a ‘success’ Jack Dyson 4d Jack Dyson 4d PFI Investigation Secret £1m bailout as PFI windfalls and school woes grow ‘Confidential’ deal to cover £1m ‘bullet payment’ revealed as figures suggest PFI firms could have made £86m in one… Jack Dyson 4d Jack Dyson 4d News MPs and Lords face off over trust admissions and phone bans Shadow education secretary says Lords amendments would ‘restore some common sense’ Freddie Whittaker 4d Freddie Whittaker 4d 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 7d Jack Dyson 7d 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 7d Samantha Booth 7d 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 7d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 7d 1 2 3 4 5 6 1,023 Older