Schools white paper Funding and leadership questions over new area ‘missions’ Bid to improve north east and coastal schools risks ‘becoming symbolic rather than structural’, ministers told Jack Dyson 1h Jack Dyson 1h News Complaints reforms welcomed, but greater powers needed Legal experts warn proposals ‘stop short’ of providing enough powers for schools Ruth Lucas 1h Ruth Lucas 1h News Education questions: Ministers grilled on SEND reforms and academy trust accountability Bridget Phillipson and her team fielded questions from MPs in the House of Commons Ruth Lucas 18h Ruth Lucas 18h Schools Diversity and flexibility push in DfE’s 6,500 teachers plan Ministers have finally revealed details of how they plan to grow the teaching workforce by 6,500 Lydia Chantler-Hicks 1d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 1d Schools white paper DfE eyes private special school veto Phillipson set to have powers to stop independent special schools opening or expanding where there’s ‘limited evidence of demand’ Samantha Booth 1d Samantha Booth 1d News Special school leaders call for clarity on future funding Plans for national bandings on specialist provision packages ‘deeply concerning’ Ruth Lucas 4d Ruth Lucas 4d Behaviour Off-rolling curbs welcomed, but warnings over ‘gaps in data’ Ministers plan to tighten up scrutiny of pupil moves – and to interrogate leaders suspected of off-rolling Jack Dyson 4d Jack Dyson 4d Schools white paper Long read Will reforms fix the SEND funding crisis? Councils may face a rise in requests for EHCPs to secure special school places ahead of the reforms Chaminda Jayanetti 4d Chaminda Jayanetti 4d Schools white paper Retention payments for headteachers ‘won’t address why they are quitting’ Union leaders ‘unconvinced’ annual payments to keep heads in under-served areas are answer to staffing crisis Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4d Schools white paper Minister’s rallying cry for expert SEND staff to return Georgia Gould pledged staff like educational psychologists will be in classrooms under new ‘experts at hand’ service Samantha Booth 4d Samantha Booth 4d Schools white paper Schools in ‘eye of the storm’ of SEND complaints Schools will have a legal duty to create digital individual support plans for all children with additional needs Samantha Booth 4d Samantha Booth 4d News Private schools ‘left in the dark’ over potential academy conversion Just 27 private schools have become state-funded in a decade Ruth Lucas 4d Ruth Lucas 4d 1 2 3 4 5 6 1,026 Older
