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Northern Education Trust’s approach shows MATs with big cash balances are ‘becoming more creative’ with finances, says expert

But the number of pupils absent in the first week of this term was greater than last year, raising concerns that parent fines are not having the desired effect

The experts will work across two groups on plans to make mainstream schools more inclusive

The ‘vagueness’ of the current maths curriculum must be addressed, says the Scottish government’s specialist adviser – but he has no plans for ‘sweeping’ changes to content

The Headteachers’ Roundtable ‘strongly refutes’ several criticisms of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill published in the national press

‘Generic’ policy on SEND support risks exposing pupils to ‘inappropriate practice’, warns the government’s inclusion lead

New guidance for Scottish schools on teaching around consent will be finalised ‘in the coming weeks’

Even when school safeguarding concerns result in an intervention, this can end too soon, requiring repeated referrals, the education committee heard

But the National Audit Office reveals the true cost of repairs and replacements in the school estate could be ‘substantially higher’

The education secretary will set out the Department for Education’s plans for edtech in a speech at the Bett show

Trust leaders had raised concerns that the current wording of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill suggested academies would lose pay freedoms

MPs on the committee scrutinising the government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill heard from sector leaders today