News Cost of DfE’s school insurance scheme to rise 7.4% Risk protection arrangement costs have risen by 61 per cent since 2020 Ruth Lucas 1h Ruth Lucas 1h Free school meals London free school meals expansion hasn’t boosted attainment – evaluation But researchers warn short-term effects ‘difficult to detect’ as families report positive impacts on finances and stress Ruth Lucas 1d Ruth Lucas 1d Ofsted Ofsted enacts ‘contingency plan’ as inspection notes software glitches again Inspectors adjusting to new framework will have to follow ‘alternative processes’ when inspections resume in January Lydia Chantler-Hicks 1d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 1d Movers and Shakers Movers and shakers: PTI, Lift, Camden Learning, Windsor This week’s movers and shakers include a keen horse rider, a board game enthusiast, a hiker and a football… Schools Week Reporter 1d Schools Week Reporter 1d Schools Reasonable force: DfE ‘notes strong calls’ for training standards but won’t commit The Equality and Human Rights Commission has called for national training standards since 2021 Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4d News Violence against women and girls strategy: Everything schools need to know Three new £11m training and support programmes for schools in strategy to ‘stamp out misogyny and keep girls safe’ Ruth Lucas 5d Ruth Lucas 5d SEND SEND deficit support ‘not unlimited’ as funding review pledged Support given to councils will be ‘linked to assurance’ they are moving towards an inclusive education system Samantha Booth 5d Samantha Booth and Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5d Schools Schools eligible for Erasmus+ scheme in 2027 Pupils and staff set to be eligible for European trips through the £570m exchange programme Jack Dyson 6d Jack Dyson 6d Schools 5 key points from experts on tackling teacher crisis Experts have told MPs the government’s 6,500 teacher pledge must take quality and location of recruits into account Lydia Chantler-Hicks 7d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 7d Movers and Shakers David Ross academy trust names new CEO Interim boss Simon Rose takes over the reins after the trust was forced into CEO rethink Jack Dyson 1w Jack Dyson 1w Schools 52% of teachers report homeless children in their school, study shows Research shows pupils who live in temporary accommodation are missing school, arriving tired, and experiencing poor mental health Lydia Chantler-Hicks 1w Lydia Chantler-Hicks 1w Ofqual Ofqual fines Pearson £2m for exam rule breaches Exam board apologises after breaches affected tens of thousands of students taking language qualifications Lydia Chantler-Hicks 1w Lydia Chantler-Hicks 1w 1 2 3 4 5 6 1,016 Older
