SEND Committee chair criticises DfE response to SEND report Helen Hayes says government must provide a ‘much more detailed response’ in the new year Ruth Lucas 3h Ruth Lucas 3h SEND Schools lack resources to keep pupils with SEND – Ofsted Report reveals inconsistent support for pupils with SEND who are out of school and at risk of leaving Lydia Chantler-Hicks 10h Lydia Chantler-Hicks 10h Exams Ofqual: On-screen exams could be introduced by 2030 Ofqual says exam boards can submit proposals for two on-screen specifications for lower entry subjects Ruth Lucas 15h Ruth Lucas 15h News Russell Hobby to become Labour peer – but will remain as trust CEO Former NAHT and Teach First leader plans to continue to lead TKAT while serving in House of Lords Freddie Whittaker 22h Freddie Whittaker 22h Academies Success of top academy achieved ‘at too high a cost for some pupils’ Review details ‘isolating, shaming’ practices at Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy Jack Dyson 2d Jack Dyson 2d SEND Six things MPs heard about school transport this week Committee discusses how to get a handle on rising costs, as home-to-school transport bill reaches £2.3bn Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2d Schools Exclusive Income data to replace free school meals as trigger for disadvantage funding Government ‘will design new model’ for allocating the pupil premium and other disadvantage cash Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3d Pupil data Exclusive DfE dodges data transparency as it plans new pupil register Department has never released the full report of a damning ICO audit that found it broke the law over… Freddie Whittaker 3d Freddie Whittaker 3d Free school meals Exclusive London mayor still weighing up the cost of a free lunch City Hall yet to work out what it will save on its own scheme from the government’s expansion of… Ruth Lucas 5d Ruth Lucas 5d Behaviour DfE reveals how new behaviour and attendance hubs will work Details shared for ‘regional’ and ‘enhanced’ support pathways as part of newly merged hubs Ruth Lucas 6d Ruth Lucas 6d Funding Exclusive Revealed: The council schools with million pound budget deficits Some maintained schools’ deficits dwarf those of multi academy trusts, and even face interest payments. Inside the hidden world… Jack Dyson 6d Jack Dyson 6d News AP settings ‘do not know their pupils well’, warns children’s commissioner Report finds one third of alternative provision schools can only estimate the number of pupils on their rolls Ruth Lucas 7d Ruth Lucas 7d 1 2 3 4 5 6 1,015 Older