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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

School leaders demand explanation for the decision to carry out inspections last week as schools dealt with overheated staff and pupils ‘vomiting left, right and centre’

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

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

School funding shortfalls, along with mounting workload and accountability, have increased demand for support, the union’s annual accounts state

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

Ofsted’s latest data reveals a disparity in outcomes between primary and secondary schools in the combined inspection area of attendance and behaviour

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