News School staff need better training to support children in care – Ofsted Watchdog also warns that issues with the systems of support for young people create ‘barriers to progress’ Freddie Whittaker 7h Freddie Whittaker 7h Schools Teacher Development Trust to become part of Chartered College of Teaching Leader says move will ‘protect the legacy’ of the professional development organisation Lydia Chantler-Hicks 1d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 1d School funding Sixth forms face real-terms funding cut next year, leaders warn Government confirms funding for 16 and 17-year-olds will rise by just 0.5%, breaking a pledge made last year Freddie Whittaker 1d Anviksha Patel and Josh Mellor 1d Schools £100m English hubs had ‘substantial’ impact, researchers say Evaluation finds school-led scheme boosted pupils’ outcomes and ‘broader literacy’ Jack Dyson 3d Jack Dyson 3d Assessment BTECs defunding delayed and first V-level subjects revealed Defunding will now begin from autumn 2027, instead of this year, in finance, digital, education and early years –… Freddie Whittaker 3d Billy Camden and Josh Mellor 3d Academies Academy trust to make big cuts after falling £500k into the red MAT plans curriculum and staffing ‘remodelling’ and reductions to central support as it eyes savings over £3m Jack Dyson 3d Jack Dyson 3d Inclusion Most schools already produce SEND plans, poll suggests Teacher Tapp poll of SENCOs suggests just 11 per cent of schools are not writing SEND plans for pupils Ruth Lucas 4d Ruth Lucas 4d Inclusion Upheld SEND complaints rise 25% in a year ‘These statistics expose the extent to which local authorities continue to fail children and young people with SEND’ Chaminda Jayanetti 4d Chaminda Jayanetti 4d Politics Exclusive Beer raises a glass to 11 years at DfE Longest-serving regional director is retiring Jack Dyson 6d Jack Dyson 6d Ofsted New Ofsted policy sees 1 in 12 inspections deferred or paused Of the 786 settings that requested a deferral, 79 per cent (621) were accepted, while all 37 requests for… Lydia Chantler-Hicks 6d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 6d School improvement Investigation DfE advisers RISE to the challenge (269 miles away) One in 10 schools in school improvement programme have been paired with advisers based in different parts of the… Jack Dyson 7d Jack Dyson 7d Inclusion SEND: MPs’ warning over home-to-school transport costs The public accounts committee identifies ‘glaring’ unanswered questions on transport costs, predicted to reach £3bn in 2030 Samantha Booth 7d Samantha Booth 7d 1 2 3 4 5 6 1,028 Older
