Academies CEO of trust with £8.4m deficit resigns after leave of absence Richard Gill leaves his role at the head of the Arthur Terry Learning Partnership Jack Dyson 2h Jack Dyson 2h SEND Exclusive Recruiter: Hire us and get EHCP applications done free Concerns over ‘troubling commodification of statutory SEND processes at a time when schools are already overwhelmed’ Samantha Booth 3h Samantha Booth 3h Schools School nurseries lack staff and space for extra care, report finds The government has promised £400 million towards ‘tens of thousands of places’ in school-based nurseries Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4h Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4h Exclusions Exclusive We don’t use suspensions too much, say most school staff Staff views appear at odds with government as it looks to keep more suspended pupils in school Ruth Lucas 6h Ruth Lucas 6h Movers and Shakers GLF names new CEO after Drinkall departure The 43-school MAT is set to be run by former principal private secretary to three education secretaries Jack Dyson 8h Jack Dyson 8h SEND Exclusive Revealed: DfE’s orders to councils as SEND reforms quietly begin Whitehall tells councils not to wait for the white paper or further information on deficits to get started Samantha Booth 14h Samantha Booth 14h Ofsted Ofsted plans closer monitoring of impact on heads’ wellbeing Deal with headteachers will broaden new framework feedback and establish union-led ‘independent advisory group’ to scrutinise data Lydia Chantler-Hicks 19h Lydia Chantler-Hicks 19h News ‘Don’t pop champagne yet’ warn accountants as trusts’ fortunes improve Kreston group warns despite improving academy trust finances, most expect to dip into savings by 2028 Jack Dyson 2d Jack Dyson 2d Schools Government to ‘update’ collective worship guidance for England’s schools Move comes after the Supreme Court ruled the delivery of religious education in Northern Ireland schools was unlawful Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2d News Coast and Vale paid Delta £440k ahead of merger The sum was handed over for ‘extensive work’ before trusts joined forces to create 63-school trust Jack Dyson 4d Jack Dyson 4d Schools DfE’s AI tutoring plan prompt calls for more research DfE says 450,000 disadvantaged children will benefit, but experts warn evidence on AI provision ‘in its infancy’ Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4d News Exclusive Schools could be required to record internal exclusions Government looks to collect data as it urges schools to send fewer children home Ruth Lucas 4d Ruth Lucas 4d 1 2 3 4 5 6 1,022 Older