SEND Schools at ‘breaking point’ over SEND pressure as admission gap grows The National Foundation for Educational Research has investigated the characteristics behind “high-SEND” schools – here’s the key findings Samantha Booth 9h Samantha Booth 9h News AI to set minimum attendance targets for all schools Schools will be issued with ‘attendance baseline improvement expectations’ from this month Ruth Lucas 1d Ruth Lucas 1d News Government school readiness target ‘risky’, say experts Experts fear an over-focus on those ‘closest to the line’ as ministers impose 75% school readiness aim Ruth Lucas 2d Ruth Lucas 2d post-16 Ministers launch investigation into rising NEETs The review will be led by former social mobility commissioner Alan Milburn Billy Camden 3d Billy Camden 3d Academies Exclusive ‘The best-kept secret in education’: Hobby on his new TKAT vocation Halfway through his tour of the trust’s 45 schools, Hobby reveals what challenges await him in his new role Jack Dyson 3d Jack Dyson 3d Funding Exclusive ‘Savings platform’ plan to help schools get better reserve returns Government thinks vision will ease school funding woes by ‘unlocking’ the sector’s ‘substantial reserves’ Jack Dyson 3d Jack Dyson 3d News Watch: Becky Francis answers reader questions in review webinar Under the CAR Bonnet: Review chair covers EBacc language concerns, progress 8 reforms, RE consensus and more Schools Week Reporter 6d Schools Week Reporter 6d Schools Appoint staff contact for uniform issues, schools told New guidance also suggests rules banning ‘visible logos’ on PE kit to reduce ‘pressure to wear designer gear’ Jack Dyson 6d Jack Dyson 6d News Can schools really afford to cut assistant heads? Ministers point to rising numbers of assistant heads in cost-cutting advice. What’s behind the rise, and is a cut… Lydia Chantler-Hicks 6d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 6d SEND Exclusive DfE plans £3m SEND research centre Ministers look to pilot an ‘education neuroscience research centre’ to help inform policymaking in key reform areas Samantha Booth 6d Samantha Booth 6d SEND Heads say SEND league tables won’t improve provision Leaders’ union warns the priority should be properly resourcing schools to deliver SEND provision Samantha Booth 7d Samantha Booth 7d News Exclusive Ofqual won’t publish modelling on 10% exam time cut Ofqual told review the reduction – which works out as cutting 10 per cent of exam time on average… Samantha Booth 7d Samantha Booth 7d 1 2 3 4 5 6 1,008 Older
