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 11h Lydia Chantler-Hicks 11h 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 22h Jack Dyson 22h News Complaints reforms welcomed, but greater powers needed Legal experts warn proposals ‘stop short’ of providing enough powers for schools Ruth Lucas 22h Ruth Lucas 22h 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 2d Ruth Lucas 2d 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 2d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2d 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 2d Samantha Booth 2d News Special school leaders call for clarity on future funding Plans for national bandings on specialist provision packages ‘deeply concerning’ Ruth Lucas 4d Ruth Lucas 4d 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 4d Jack Dyson 4d 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 5d Chaminda Jayanetti 5d Schools white paper Retention payments for headteachers ‘won’t address why they are quitting’ Union leaders ‘unconvinced’ annual payments to keep heads in under-served areas are answer to staffing crisis Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5d Schools white paper Minister’s rallying cry for expert SEND staff to return Georgia Gould pledged staff like educational psychologists will be in classrooms under new ‘experts at hand’ service Samantha Booth 5d Samantha Booth 5d Schools white paper Schools in ‘eye of the storm’ of SEND complaints Schools will have a legal duty to create digital individual support plans for all children with additional needs Samantha Booth 5d Samantha Booth 5d 1 2 3 4 5 6 1,026 Older
