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 6mins Samantha Booth 6mins 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 10h Jack Dyson 10h Schools ‘Barriers’ to upper pay range cause frustration for teachers Staff report ‘shifting’ goalposts as union warns of ‘significant contribution to the exodus’ of teachers Lydia Chantler-Hicks 1d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 1d Schools Speech and language screening pilot reveals ‘shocking’ level of need Analysis suggests 6 in 10 children given universal screening were found to have speech and language needs Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3d News Exclusive Dodgy DfE data shortens schools’ working weeks Figures suggested one in six schools are not complying with the 32.5 hour week Ruth Lucas 3d Ruth Lucas 3d School improvement Exclusive ‘Schoolboy error’ sees smaller schools escape RISE low attainment crackdown The DfE has not contacted some primaries potentially needing RISE support because low pupil numbers mean data goes unpublished Jack Dyson 3d Jack Dyson 3d Ofsted Alarm over ‘generic’ wording in 12 Ofsted report cards An investigation revealed the same paragraph was used in report cards for 12 different schools Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3d News Full list of 93 behaviour and attendance hubs revealed DfE says hubs will be led by schools ‘with a proven record of turning behaviour and attendance around’ Schools Week Reporter 4d Schools Week Reporter 4d Academies Exclusive Best-paid academy boss earns £530k after £15k pay rise Harris Federation CEO Sir Dan Moynihan received £15k wage hike last year, newly published accounts show Jack Dyson 4d Jack Dyson 4d Attendance Absence fines level out after post-Covid surge Unions argue new £80 penalties are not ‘much of a deterrent’ amid fresh calls for limits on travel firm… Jack Dyson 4d Jack Dyson 4d News Only suspend pupils for most serious behaviour, DfE tells schools New suspensions guidance coming with white paper, but headteachers to retain autonomy Ruth Lucas 4d Ruth Lucas 4d Sponsored post Sponsored CPD Accreditation Among New Developments For The Inspiring Leadership Conference As this year’s Inspiring Leadership Conference approaches, we highlight fives new initiatives and the core activities that make this… SWAdvertorial 4d Inspiring Leadership Conference 4d 1 2 3 4 5 6 1,021 Older
