SEND

School leaders warn ministers over ‘robbed’ SEND funding

Investigations have revealed how some councils seized millions of pounds in previous funding boosts

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Politics

Lords lobbying minister to scrap Oak paid by ed tech firms

Parliamentarians are among those warning £42m quango is a waste of 'vital public funding'

John Dickens
John Dickens
SEND review

Ministers abandon pledge to decide SEND reforms this year

Labour calls for clarity as timelines ditched from ministerial statements

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

DfE can’t say whether £850k edtech scheme improved schools

Edtech demonstrator year 2 evaluation concludes schools may have improved 'regardless of taking part in the programme'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Schools to receive a CO2 monitor for every classroom as flu cases rise

The DfE is also making more air-cleaning units available, but has not said how many

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Pupil suspensions hit six-year high after pandemic lull

But data for last autumn term shows permanent exclusions are not back up to pre-pandemic levels

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Spielman wants ‘age-appropriate limits’ on RSE lesson content

Ofsted's chief inspector also reveals scale of 'lost inspections' and 'uncomfortably high' ITT grades at education committee hearing

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker and Amy Walker
Schools

DfE to expand teacher jobs board to cover all school staff

Move follows feedback that schools want to advertise for business leaders and catering staff, says department

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Four in five ‘outstanding’ schools lose top Ofsted grade

Watchdog says data from first full year after exemption lifted shows 'removing a school from scrutiny does not make...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker