News Schools white paper: What is happening to EHCPs under SEND reforms? DfE expects to move 1 in 8 pupils from EHCPs to new individual support plans by 2035 Ruth Lucas 36s Ruth Lucas 36s Inclusion Schools white paper: The key SEND reform policies DfE documents finally flesh out proposed ‘layered’ approach Samantha Booth 4h Samantha Booth and Freddie Whittaker 4h Schools white paper White paper: £1.6bn for mainstream inclusion, £1.8bn for external support But funding has to last three years and it’s unclear what will happen once it runs out Freddie Whittaker 16h Freddie Whittaker 16h Schools white paper New headteachers to get £15k to work where they’re ‘needed most’ Government will also ‘ensure all schools join high-quality trusts’ and let councils set up chains Freddie Whittaker 2d Freddie Whittaker 2d Schools white paper Private special school fees capped in ‘profit before children’ crackdown Plan for price bands and national standards follows award-winning exposure by Schools Week of soaring private sector spend Samantha Booth 4d Freddie Whittaker and Samantha Booth 4d Schools white paper DfE pledges eight weeks full maternity pay for school staff Change due to be enacted from 2027 for leaders and teachers, and new support staff body will get remit… Freddie Whittaker 4d Freddie Whittaker 4d News Movers and shakers: DfE, Camden Learning, CCT, Skills Builder UK This week’s movers and shakers include an American football referee and a collector of rare 1980s vintage fragrances Samantha Booth 4d Samantha Booth 4d Movers and Shakers Julie McCulloch to join EPI as new chief executive ASCL policy chief ‘hugely privileged’ to take over as leader of think tank Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5d Schools ‘Highly valued’ music hubs face funding and staffing challenges A report has evaluated the first year of new-style music hubs, following a major restructure Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5d Politics Suella Braverman named Reform UK’s education spokesperson The former home secretary claimed teacher authority had been ‘eroded by violence and disorder’ Ruth Lucas 6d Ruth Lucas 6d Academies Exclusive Grammars shine in ‘unfair’ MAT league tables Two of the top three-ranked trusts run grammar schools, up from zero last year Jack Dyson 6d Jack Dyson 6d Academies Job cuts loom at trust with £9m deficit Ministers tighten up their oversight of 25-school chain amid concerns over ‘weak financial position’ and ‘continued’ breaches Jack Dyson 6d Jack Dyson 6d 1 2 3 4 5 6 1,025 Older
