Schools Week https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html How schools can help the government deliver its vision for change SEND reforms risk ‘smothering’ schools, government warned Exam board apologises for GCSE computer science exam errors Give teachers the conditions to be truly professional Carole Bennett, chief executive officer, HFL Education Councils skip court for hundreds of unpaid absence fines Gemma Collins hate is snobbery, says Phillipson Council wants ‘safety valve’ cash back in DfE deficit write-off New school plans must show they will move into MATs Can council-run academy trusts actually work? Turnaround Catholic trust will become one of England’s largest In pursuit of a different, better kind of leadership DfE scraps PE and sport premium in favour of ‘partnerships network’ No reinspections despite new context measure, says Ofsted Years-long slump ends as more schools receive repairs cash Lack of evidence a likely ‘challenge’ to SEND reforms, says EEF Into the blue zones: A vision of education worth getting up for Troubled trust with £8m deficit to be broken up New nurseries less likely to be in disadvantaged schools Changes to T-levels and vocational qualifications: What schools need to know Ofsted admits ‘relationship’ between disadvantage and ‘achievement’ judgment ‘Clustering’ of pupils with SEND ‘puts inclusive mainstream reforms at risk’ A tale of two trusts: More academy chains £1m+ in the red, but others improve Church of England shelves consultation on multi-academy trust inspections The Valentine’s Day message that started a four-year RAAC ordeal Missions impossible? The flagship policy due in September Ex-head banned for stealing £15k from two schools Phillipson overturns 1 in 12 verdicts in teacher misconduct cases Trust issued with improvement notice after pupil stabbed to death Focus of Labour’s coastal ‘mission’ revealed Secondary English curriculum ‘crowds out’ reading for pleasure Bridget Phillipson launches ‘international SEND alliance’ Pupils CAN bring phones to school to use GCSE results app – DfE Ofsted considers replacing glitchy evidence-gathering system Ofsted ‘confident’ schools can’t predict inspections using website downloads £32 million ‘big bet’ home learning challenge launched Children’s wellbeing and schools act: The policies signed into law Councils breach funding rules (again) due to SEND deficits Strengthen oversight of sixth form expansion, report urges DfE Revealed: The uneven split of £1.6 billion inclusion fund Movers and shakers: Arco Academy, BWCET, Endeavour ‘Education for all’: SEND reform bill announced New Fully-Funded Training Programme for Assistant SENCOs Seeks to Address SENCO Workload Problem Why every school needs a human intelligence strategy Internal exclusions may not lead to fewer suspensions, early research suggests What do you say to the boy sitting behind the glass? Inclusion is more than an add-on. It must be there from the start How people can have more of a say in their local school About Introducing… Anne-Marie Canning Unions win planning time for sixth form teachers NEU to formally ballot teachers on strike action Ministers scrap physics and languages bursaries for foreign trainees SEND reforms will target ‘shameful’ transitions from school Features The role of a head’s PA has changed. Why hasn’t our language? Subscribe Private special schools move into disused state sites amid SEND shortages Data reveals untapped educational psychologist pipeline Much-delayed RISE local plans set for summer release Exam aids for maths and science GCSE exams to continue DfE regional director’s post re-advertised with a £25,000 salary boost How to make the most of inclusive mainstream funding  Staff to strike at England’s largest exam board Trusts ease expansion to become ‘professionally generous’ DfE ‘ignores’ special school staff in annual workforce forecasts Schools will not be added as safeguarding ‘fourth partner’ From the frontline: Ofsted, funding and industrial action Attendance and behaviour will remain linked, says Ofsted New service launched to help schools with cyber attacks Why schools must protect a child’s sense of belonging The curriculum review gives us a chance to get RE right Good sleep hygiene is crucial in the battle to improve attendance Teaching pupils how to choose their values is a form of civic literacy Some children need drama before they can find their voice Schools and Academies Show: SEND reforms, Ofsted inspections and AI Ark boss Lucy Heller to step down after 22 years NAHT conference: Ofsted, SEND and industrial action warnings Warning: school exclusions can be an ethical minefield Movers and shakers: Ofsted, DRET, The Brilliant Club Newsletters Schools fail to check out Tory scheme to boost chess Lenehan: Pupils labelled ‘early’ when needs could be poverty-driven Get pay right or you’re in for a battle, union warns Dave Woods, headteacher, Beaconsfield Primary School ‘Protect and nurture’ university role in teacher training, says outgoing UCET boss Inclusion is not a building project How to talk to families and staff about merging trusts It’s time to make part-time possible Government-funded ‘Get into Teaching’ events scrapped by DfE Phone bans and social media restrictions can’t come soon enough Supply staff agency fee caps: What schools need to know ‘Postcode lottery’ for absence fines remains despite standardisation Ofsted: More inclusive schools more likely to be graded down, analysis suggests Fixing the teacher pipeline means looking at the joints, not just the flow Areas disused or not fit for purpose in 50% of schools, poll suggests Maths pupils ‘make slower progress in mixed ability classes’ Operational excellence is the next frontier for school improvement Ministers to get softer on English and maths resit entries but tougher on results Schools Week | Education news, policy & school leadership insight