Schools English hubs support programme expanded to secondaries English hubs to be rolled out to secondaries in September following ‘successful’ pilot Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2h Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2h Inclusion Exclusive Exclusions and absence cut under early identification approach – study Approach focuses on early identification of needs and action plans Ruth Lucas 2h Ruth Lucas 2h Politics DfE’s £15m boost for marketing a ‘slap in face’ for families Government criticised for ‘self-promotion’ after revealing £50m spend Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2h Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2h Inclusion Investigation Soaring cost of private provision revealed as ministers plan curbs The findings of a Schools Week investigation come as the government gears up to rein in spending on private special schools Chaminda Jayanetti 2h Chaminda Jayanetti 2h Academies Exclusive Revealed: First MAT set to surpass 100 schools with merger United Learning’s proposal to merge with another trust would take its academy tally into three figures Jack Dyson 16h Jack Dyson 16h Inclusion Exclusive Peer networks provide support for new inclusion bases Two London-based schools are leading networks specialising in autism provision Ruth Lucas 20h Ruth Lucas 20h Movers and Shakers Movers and shakers: FEA, Infinity, EPI, GDST This week’s movers and shakers include a kinship carer, an air skiier and a former The Apprentice hopeful Schools Week Reporter 4d Schools Week Reporter 4d News ‘Little surprise’ lawyers and ‘vested interests’ oppose SEND reform, says Phillipson ‘They want the system to remain as it is, because they make a profit, often out of exploiting parents’ Freddie Whittaker 4d Freddie Whittaker 4d Academies Exclusive End of advisory boards leaves civil servants with ‘monopoly on wisdom’ Ministers axe regional director meetings as analysis shows some ‘have essentially ceased to exist’ Jack Dyson 4d Jack Dyson 4d Ofsted Ofsted piloting recruiting inspectors en-masse from school groups Trial will see leaders recruited in groups from trusts and other school networks to make inspection ‘more collaborative’ Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4d School improvement Trust bosses to lead DfE KS3 alliance MAT chiefs selected to spearhead Labour’s bid to make pupils’ transition into secondary less ‘challenging’ Jack Dyson 4d Jack Dyson 4d Schools ASCL conference 2026: Schools Week live blog Live updates from our journalists in Liverpool Freddie Whittaker 4d Freddie Whittaker 4d 1 2 3 4 5 6 1,029 Older
