Child mental health support pledge looks in doubt Presentation seen by Schools Week shows a key pledge was a third below target with just five months to go
Inclusion tool to give ‘balanced view’ of school performance EPI tool allows councils and academy trusts to be compared based on how inclusive they are
Largest trust would shun ‘inflammatory’ new strike laws Minimum service levels ‘likely to be self-defeating in practice’, warns United Learning
Ofsted rejects RAAC school inspection exemption call But crumbly concrete disruption will be ‘sufficient grounds to defer the inspection’
NASUWT plans consultative ballot over pay and workload Teachers’ union says it will ‘take forward its campaigning, up to and including industrial action, to secure a better deal for teachers’
Electric car charging grants for schools rise to £2,500 Ministers say schools could generate revenue by allowing the public to use their charging points
Teaching apprenticeship for non-graduates to launch in 2025 Four year course will see trainees learn on the job, obtain a degree and gain qualified teacher status
Schools given ‘coasting’ warnings despite raising grades and fresh starts Calls grow for the government to ditch interventions in so-called ‘double RI’ schools
Analysis reveals extent of SEND stealth funding cuts Special Needs Jungle research reveals top-up funding has been stagnant since 2018 in a third of areas