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Local authorities will be able to apply for a new High Needs Stability Grant if they get DfE approval for a local SEND reform plan

DfE urged to rethink which schools are targeted under its new school improvement programme after evaluation report highlights early difficulties

Capacity to improve England’s schools exists within the system, and it would be better to travel to see good practice within country’s borders, says Sir Kevan Collins

NASUWT calls for statutory restrictions on phones in schools, saying the current government guidance exposes staff to challenges from parents

Local authorities with the biggest SEND deficits see their spending on places in independent special schools rise by up to 58 per cent, ÌÇÐÄVlog analysis shows

The DfE’s appointment of Sue Robb comes amid concerns that too many children are arriving in Reception lacking basic skills

The 43-school trust will be led by Warwick Sharp, following the resignation of Julian Drinkall last May

ASCL chief Pepe Di’Iasio laments that the government seems to have learned little from the past as it continues to issue ‘policy via press release’

Citizenship education is to become mandatory in primary schools. But how realistic is it to expect schools to fit a subject ranging from law to finances and media literacy into an already-busy timetable?

The NAHT launches advisory group, which will include the watchdog and DfE, amid concerns over new inspection framework

The latest key stage 4 data shows that the proportion of students with SEND has been rising since before Covid, but also that the gender gap in KS4 results has narrowed

Peers back an amendment to the government’s schools bill, despite Labour warnings that the change would leave schools victim to ‘ridiculous market forces’