Falling rolls One in five teachers laid off in worst-hit falling roll areas A fifth of maintained primaries could also fall into deficit, new research reveals, as union calls for ‘additional support’ Jack Dyson 11mins Jack Dyson 11mins SEND IPPR: ‘Specialist plans’ should replace EHCPs – but not just yet Influential think tank also calls for new SEND support category in schools, backed by law, in reforms blueprint Samantha Booth 11mins Samantha Booth 11mins News Time in isolation room damages student wellbeing, study suggests First large-scale investigation into internal exclusion finds negative impacts, but Trust CEO says isolation rooms can be done effectively Ruth Lucas 11mins Ruth Lucas 11mins News Sainsbury’s and Morrisons among DfE’s free breakfast club sponsors Sponsors will offer discounted products, free delivery and vouchers to schools to top up flagship government scheme Ruth Lucas 2h Ruth Lucas 2h News Schools white paper delayed until next year Ministers will use additional time to ‘test’ SEND reform policy options with parents and experts, as five key principles… John Dickens 9h John Dickens 9h Covid Johnson considered sacking Williamson after Covid exam chaos The former Conservative PM told the Covid inquiry he was in a ‘homicidal mood’ following the 2020 grading scandal… Ruth Lucas 1d Ruth Lucas 1d Teacher training Calls for national CPD strategy as ‘hundreds of millions of pounds wasted’ New report estimates £1bn is spent annually on teacher development – but provision is patchy Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2d Skills white paper Skills white paper: everything school leaders need to know The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Samantha Booth 2d Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2d Academies Free schools update ‘later this year’, and 3 other things we learned from ministers The education secretary and her team answered MPs’ questions in Parliament today Jack Dyson 2d Jack Dyson 2d Ofsted Exclusive Small schools demand Ofsted clarity over report card impact Inspectors will conduct three learning walks on the first day of inspections and hold at least five ‘reflection meetings’… Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3d School buildings End of PFI contracts ‘could cost schools £4bn’ Experts warn the ‘scale is huge and stakes are very high’ as scores of contracts due to end Freddie Whittaker 3d Freddie Whittaker 3d Exams Skills white paper to confirm V-levels and GCSE re-sit ‘stepping stones’ New vocational courses will be the size of an A-level and replace existing alternatives to T-levels Freddie Whittaker 3d Anviksha Patel 3d 1 2 3 4 5 6 1,004 Older
