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School leaders are not planning changes to arts provision, despite the scrapping of the EBacc, polling reveals

Demographic decline is squeezing school budgets and forcing political choices. Is it time to rethink the way schools are funded?

Inspectorate and government warned they need to mitigate against risk that the move to new inspection framework will ‘inadvertently’ look like a decline in standards

With the new Ofsted inspections underway, CST deputy chief Steve Rollett reflects on trusts’ experiences so far and explains why many schools may be disappointed with their new gradings

Leaders question education secretary’s suggestion that creating more specialist places in mainstream schools will address SEND cost pressures outlined in Budget

An international leader determined to reduce the time teachers spend on non-teaching tasks explains how a simple app has helped to free up staff at his school

DfE announces plans to create 50,000 new specialist places but up to 77 free school projects could be replaced, with councils getting funding instead

Government had aimed to publish its plan to fulfil its manifesto promise by the end of the year – but now tells ÌÇÐÄVlog this will be released along with its White Paper

The latest data shows that 99 per cent of SEND tribunal cases found in parents’ favour, as the government sets out its aims for SEND reforms

The balance held by local authority-maintained schools in deficit has dropped more than £90m further into the red, government data shows

The government’s child poverty strategy signals a shift towards a system where schools no longer have the added responsibility of addressing disadvantage, says MAT CEO Dawn Haywood

Children in nappies in Reception is a significant issue for staff and pupils alike, but if we embrace new guides, we can begin to tackle this, argues Gail Brown