Free school meals

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
Ruth Lucas
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
Ruth Lucas
Funding

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
Jack Dyson
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
Ruth Lucas
News

Hard maths for ministers as pupil numbers set to fall 6%

Close schools or raise funding – the choice lies with government, says IFS

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Child poverty

Councils to notify schools of homeless pupils under new duty

Child poverty strategy aims for a ‘more joined up approach’ to support pupils in temporary accommodation

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas


SEND

Ministers’ SEND listening campaign ‘futile’, say parents

But schools minister seeks to reassure parents of a ‘real dialogue’

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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
Samantha Booth
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
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
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
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
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
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
SEND

Spending watchdog defends SEND budget forecast

OBR official says it was ‘reasonable’ to illustrate the potential impact on the schools budget

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth