SEND PINS: Half of schools did not get full neurodiversity support Evaluators highlighted implementation challenges with the £22m programme’s first year in 1,669 schools Samantha Booth 3h Samantha Booth 3h News Schools ‘expected’ to use new capped supply agency deal DfE launches ‘maximising value for pupils’ programme aimed at helping schools find savings Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4h Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4h DfE Trainee teacher numbers rise by 11%, but secondary target still not met Secondary recruitment hits 88 per cent of target, while primary over-recruits by 26 per cent after targets cut by… Lydia Chantler-Hicks 7h Lydia Chantler-Hicks 7h DfE Abuse over phone bans ‘unacceptable’, and 5 other things we learned from Phillipson The education secretary took questions from MPs about teacher recruitment, SEND deficits, language take-up and trans guidance Lydia Chantler-Hicks 1d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 1d SEND Spending watchdog defends SEND budget forecast OBR official says it was ‘reasonable’ to illustrate the potential impact on the schools budget Samantha Booth 2d Samantha Booth 2d Ofsted Ofsted warns of ‘missed opportunities’ to keep pupils with SEND in school Nine things we learned from Ofsted’s annual report for 2024-25 Freddie Whittaker 2d Lydia Chantler-Hicks and Freddie Whittaker 2d Ofsted Ofsted: Too many pupils ‘out of step with expectations of school life’ The watchdog’s chief inspector also warns social media and smartphones are also partly responsible for disruptive behaviour Samantha Booth 2d Samantha Booth 2d Movers and Shakers Movers and shakers: E-ACT, Astrea, Broad Horizons, EMET This week’s movers and shakers include a football expert, keen roller skater, board game designer and flag blogger Schools Week Reporter 3d Schools Week Reporter 3d SEND £6bn SEND shortfall a ‘matter for 2027 spending review’ – Phillipson But ministers still face questions about where in government’s budget funding for black hole will come from Freddie Whittaker 3d Freddie Whittaker 3d DfE Exclusive ‘Urgent clarity’ sought on flagship DfE schemes after Ofsted grade reform Union leaders demand clarity on how schools will qualify for exemplar schemes that previously required ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ Ofsted… Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4d News Leaders still facing problems with AI attendance reports Department for Education says ‘no model is perfect’ as heads flag concerns with similar school groupings Ruth Lucas 5d Ruth Lucas 5d News Revealed: The 2025 Pearson Teaching Awards winners Sixteen winners from early years, schools and colleges recognised – here’s the full list Schools Week Reporter 5d Schools Week Reporter 5d 1 2 3 4 5 6 1,013 Older
