SEND Council facing £183m SEND deficit warns of ‘devastating consequences’ Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council demands ‘urgent action’ ahead of budget – including using high needs cash to cover… Samantha Booth 9h Samantha Booth 9h News NAHT loses appeal against Ofsted judicial review refusal Union leader speaks of ‘disappointment’ as leaders report ‘massive’ demands of new inspections Freddie Whittaker 10h Freddie Whittaker 10h Movers and Shakers Church education chief to lead school admissions adjudicator The Reverend Nigel Genders will be the new chief schools adjudicator, the education secretary has announced Freddie Whittaker 15h Freddie Whittaker 15h News Call for local education partnerships to fill ‘policy vacuum’ left by trusts Local groups of schools are ‘providing the missing link’ in a ‘fragmented’ system, say ex-ed sec and Ofsted chair,… Freddie Whittaker 1d Freddie Whittaker 1d Movers and Shakers Paul Smith to be a CEO again with move to EMET Former regional schools commissioner set to lead 24-school Midlands trust, it has been announced Jack Dyson 2d Jack Dyson 2d Academies Exclusive RISE support trust refused new schools over ‘not strong enough’ outcomes Government officials raise ‘quality’ concerns as they tell trust ‘sustained improvement’ needed to grow Jack Dyson 2d Jack Dyson 2d Attendance The school running parent absence awareness courses Primary school’s initiative is being shared across the borough of Camden as part of best practice guidance Ruth Lucas 4d Ruth Lucas 4d Home education Investigation Safeguarding risk data missing from councils’ home education records Dozens of LAs hold no data on at-home kids potentially at risk, suggesting councils ill-prepared for new duties Freddie Whittaker 5d Freddie Whittaker 5d Ofsted Exclusive More collaborative, more pressure: Heads issue report cards on new Ofsted inspections Here’s what five leaders inspected under the new regime had to say about their experience… Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5d Schools Exclusive PFI firm in school repairs row plans to dissolve Stoke-on-Trent City Council says firm responsible for maintaining 88 schools to shut amid row over who covers outstanding repairs Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5d School improvement RISE advisers reveal ‘hostility’ from ‘stuck’ schools Leaders from the government’s improvement scheme tell of early difficulties in winning over schools deemed in need of support Jack Dyson 5d Jack Dyson 5d Behaviour Schools say classrooms are calmer, but no change in behaviour disruption The government’s national behaviour survey shows an improving picture, but seven minutes are still lost to behaviour for every… Samantha Booth 5d Samantha Booth 5d 1 2 3 4 5 6 1,011 Older
