Exclusions Exclusive We don’t use suspensions too much, say most school staff Staff views appear at odds with government as it looks to keep more suspended pupils in school Ruth Lucas 2h Ruth Lucas 2h Movers and Shakers GLF names new CEO after Drinkall departure A 43-school academy trust has named a Department for Education director and former ESFA boss as its new CEO…. Jack Dyson 4h Jack Dyson 4h SEND Exclusive Revealed: DfE’s orders to councils as SEND reforms quietly begin Whitehall tells councils not to wait for the white paper or further information on deficits to get started Samantha Booth 10h Samantha Booth 10h Ofsted Ofsted plans closer monitoring of impact on heads’ wellbeing Deal with headteachers will broaden new framework feedback and establish union-led ‘independent advisory group’ to scrutinise data Lydia Chantler-Hicks 15h Lydia Chantler-Hicks 15h News ‘Don’t pop champagne yet’ warn accountants as trusts’ fortunes improve Kreston group warns despite improving academy trust finances, most expect to dip into savings by 2028 Jack Dyson 2d Jack Dyson 2d Schools Government to ‘update’ collective worship guidance for England’s schools Move comes after the Supreme Court ruled the delivery of religious education in Northern Ireland schools was unlawful Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2d News Coast and Vale paid Delta £440k ahead of merger The sum was handed over for ‘extensive work’ before trusts joined forces to create 63-school trust Jack Dyson 3d Jack Dyson 3d Schools DfE’s AI tutoring plan prompt calls for more research DfE says 450,000 disadvantaged children will benefit, but experts warn evidence on AI provision ‘in its infancy’ Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4d News Exclusive Schools could be required to record internal exclusions Government looks to collect data as it urges schools to send fewer children home Ruth Lucas 4d Ruth Lucas 4d SEND Piloted in-school SEND support ‘cut exclusions’ – report Standardised EHCPs also welcomed by parents and councils, researchers find Jack Dyson 4d Jack Dyson 4d SEND Exclusive Councils snub alternative funding to press on with special schools Local authorities were offered the choice of continuing with projects or taking cash to boost places elsewhere Samantha Booth 4d Samantha Booth 4d Academies Struggling trust failed to clear payment to outgoing ‘senior executive’ MAT also did not conduct internal audit as reserves tumbled due to ‘rising costs’, accounts show Jack Dyson 4d Jack Dyson 4d 1 2 3 4 5 6 1,022 Older
