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Tuesday
6th Jan 2026
It’s ‘impossible’ to take on special schools, says MAT
Thirty-school trust says the size of the financial deficits being reported by special schools mean that it cannot take on any more
ESS SIMS loses market dominance for school information systems
ESS SIMS once ruled the school management information system market in England but it has now been overtaken by competitor Arbor, figures show
Monday
5th Jan 2026
Hundreds of schools close due to snow and ice
More than 400 schools across the UK have been unable to open after heavy snowfall, with weather warnings still in place
Ofsted: Heads need to ‘think carefully’ about phones in schools
But Sir Martyn Oliver stops short of agreeing that inspectors should fail a school on safeguarding if students are seen with phones, in letter seen by ÌÇÐÄVlog
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Friday
19th Dec 2025
Cognita boosts Spain presence to 10 schools
The international schools group – which now has over 100 schools across 21 countries – has acquired an all-through school in Madrid
SEND: Opening resource bases ‘risks making you a magnet school’
With the government wanting mainstream schools to open specialist provision, heads warn that this can lead to increased pressures from parents and other schools
Thursday
18th Dec 2025
DfE issues guidance on use of restraint in schools
School staff have a ‘legal power’ to use ‘reasonable force’ to prevent students from causing injury, damage or disorder, or committing a crime, the updated DfE guidance says
School insurance costs to rise by up to 3 times inflation
The DfE’s risk protection arrangement will increase to £29 per pupil from April 2026, up more than 7 per cent on 2025
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