Inclusion Exclusive More than half of specialist free school projects set to go ahead Councils faced a choice between a new school and accepting alternative funding for SEND expansion Ruth Lucas 1h Ruth Lucas 1h Pay and conditions Support staff turnover hits record high as experts call for action Report recommends government action to help schools recruit staff, including through more training and higher pay Lydia Chantler-Hicks 6h Lydia Chantler-Hicks 6h Inclusion David Bell to lead independent review on antisemitism in schools School leaders have welcomed any support in tackling the issue Samantha Booth 17h Samantha Booth 17h Pay and conditions Schools can only afford a 2.7% pay rise over two years, says DfE Leaders will need to ‘realise and sustain better value’ to meet costs of a planned 6.5%, three-year pay rise… Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2d Schools white paper Funding and leadership questions over new area ‘missions’ Bid to improve north east and coastal schools risks ‘becoming symbolic rather than structural’, ministers told Jack Dyson 2d Jack Dyson 2d News Complaints reforms welcomed, but greater powers needed Legal experts warn proposals ‘stop short’ of providing enough powers for schools Ruth Lucas 2d Ruth Lucas 2d News Education questions: Ministers grilled on SEND reforms and academy trust accountability Bridget Phillipson and her team fielded questions from MPs in the House of Commons Ruth Lucas 3d Ruth Lucas 3d Schools Diversity and flexibility push in DfE’s 6,500 teachers plan Ministers have finally revealed details of how they plan to grow the teaching workforce by 6,500 Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3d Schools white paper DfE eyes private special school veto Phillipson set to have powers to stop independent special schools opening or expanding where there’s ‘limited evidence of demand’ Samantha Booth 3d Samantha Booth 3d News Special school leaders call for clarity on future funding Plans for national bandings on specialist provision packages ‘deeply concerning’ Ruth Lucas 6d Ruth Lucas 6d Behaviour Off-rolling curbs welcomed, but warnings over ‘gaps in data’ Ministers plan to tighten up scrutiny of pupil moves – and to interrogate leaders suspected of off-rolling Jack Dyson 6d Jack Dyson 6d Schools white paper Long read Will reforms fix the SEND funding crisis? Councils may face a rise in requests for EHCPs to secure special school places ahead of the reforms Chaminda Jayanetti 6d Chaminda Jayanetti 6d 1 2 3 4 5 6 1,026 Older
