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DfE sets out £800m SEND teacher development contracts

The government’s spending plans could include the creation of national SEND CPD programmes, with contracts expected to be awarded to providers next year

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RAAC schools not expected to provide wraparound childcare

All schools will be expected to provide wraparound childcare on their site, 'unless there is a reasonable justification not to', DfE confirms in new guidance

Weekly round-up: ‘Earn and learn’ route into teaching and MAT deficits

This week’s essential education news includes the government launching its Teacher Degree Apprenticeship and new research uncovering multi-academy trusts' worsening finances

Biggest MAT dismisses DfE minimum service plan

United Learning warns it is 'inconceivable' that any 'rational' school employers would issue work notices compelling teachers not to strike

More than 100 schools with RAAC will be rebuilt

The government today announced which schools containing the potentially dangerous concrete will be rebuilt and which will be given a grant to remove it

Extend catch-up cash or attainment gap will widen, PM told

More than 500 schools have signed a letter to Rishi Sunak, Gillian Keegan and Jeremy Hunt calling for more National Tutoring Programme funding in next month's spring Budget

‘Deeply troubling’ gender gap in maths and science confidence

Significantly more girls lack confidence in learning maths and science than boys, a Teach First survey has found

Call to scrap literacy and numeracy SNSAs at all stages

SNSAs lead to schools being judged ‘inappropriately’ and are 'inconsistent' with a play-based approach in early primary, says Willie Rennie

Huge rise in pupil mental health emergencies

Increase in child referrals for emergency mental health treatment follows headteachers' warnings about a 'tsunami' hitting schools

Academy trust GAG pooling could triple, research shows

Four in 10 academy trusts surveyed said they wanted to move to a GAG pooling finance model

Heads call for Ofsted exemption for RAAC schools

The 'unacceptable' time it has taken for the government to act on the RAAC crisis is causing 'financial detriment' to schools, ASCL warns

Scots language ‘milestone’ reached with course for teachers

Teachers across a wide range of subjects and sectors have signed up to a course that underlines the 'transformative role' Scots language can play in schools

Barran: RAAC-hit schools ‘left on their own’ by councils

Academies minister says the DfE is 'worried about the support some primary schools are getting from their local authorities'

Big rise in academy trusts with in-year deficits

The latest Kreston UK Academies Benchmark Report has found that more trusts are having to eat into their reserves as they cope with financial uncertainty

NASUWT to run ballot on industrial action over pay

NASUWT becomes the second teachers' union to announce that it is consulting its members about industrial action

Esports qualification is ‘stepping stone’ to lucrative industry

Esports course is 'first of its kind' in Scottish schools and aims to tap into the fast-growing gaming scene

School funding for car chargers to sell energy to drivers

The chargers can be used for staff and visitors, but the Department for Transport says they could also help schools generate revenue through sale to the public

DfE to launch Teacher Degree Apprenticeship pilot for maths

The education secretary says the move will 'broaden the pipeline' of recruits into the profession

MPs back persistent school absence bill

Measures will require councils in England to promote regular school attendance

Revealed: What to expect from new Sendco NPQ

DfE names providers that will be delivering the new Sendco national professional qualification from autumn this year

EYFS recruitment bonus ‘is a sticking plaster’

The government, launching plans to tackle staffing problems in early years, has been accused of lacking 'an effective workforce strategy'

DfE urged to rethink school transgender proposals

Coalition guide calls on schools to only engage with parents of a gender-questioning child 'with explicit consent' of the young person

Pisa: Most Scottish teenagers anxious about maths

Exam pressure and too much teaching to the test could be responsible for rising maths anxiety, says expert assessing figures obtained by ÌÇÐÄVlog Scotland

John Barneby on the rise of the ‘outsider’ trust CEO

The new CEO of Oasis Community Learning came up through the trust services route, not the school route. He tells Matilda Martin why he thinks more leaders with this background would be good news for the sector

Calls for clarity on pupil register removal rule

CST says 'complex debate' needed on the fairness of rules over register removals after Astrea says not all schools follow legal advice