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The spending on influencer marketing at a time when schools are struggling for cash suggests the government is operating in an ‘alternate reality’, says heads’ leader

The prime minister, saying that the UK has to be prepared for war, sets out his Defence Investment Plan, which will divert funding from the capital budget for schools

England’s education system is ‘not set up to serve white working-class children and families’, independent inquiry warns

A member of the inquiry into white working-class pupils’ outcomes says successive governments’ efforts to drive up standards have overlooked a phase of education where students often become disengaged

MP Dave Robertson says high-profile issues at several multi-academy trusts should spur the DfE to introduce strong oversight processes

Schools will be pushed into unsuitable contracts after DfE encourages them to sign up to its Maximising Value for Pupils programme, say energy experts

The DfE has now set out how it wants SEND inclusion bases to be run in a reformed mainstream school system. But ÌÇÐÄVlog’ SEND and inclusion editor, John Roberts, says the guidance doesn’t allay leaders’ concerns about what comes next

A quarter of schools closed early this week as the UK had its hottest June day on record – with leaders calling for urgent action to cool classrooms

Guidance reveals detailed plans for support and specialist inclusion bases in schools – but heads’ leaders fear the funding falls short

Education secretary accuses Conservative leader of ‘comparing me to a Gestapo officer’ after heated clash in the Commons

Lords’ inquiry into falling pupil numbers also hears warnings about mixed-age classes, as well as a proposal that teachers could be retrained to work across different phases

DfE urged to assess the impact of falling numbers on disadvantaged pupils and increase funding for affected schools