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School referrals to Prevent hit a ‘dead end’, warns commissioner
Dame Rachel de Souza calls for a change in the law after data shows most school referrals to the anti-terrorism programme bounce back with no action taken
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RISE impact ‘will be seen by Christmas’
'Monitoring' of the first batch of schools going through the new regional school improvement system is taking place this term, says DfE official
Extra funding needed to overcome rural barriers to ITT
A lack of housing availability and poor public transport have limited teacher training to local residents in Cornwall, according to a report
School leaders can’t be ‘jack of all trades’, report warns
The expectation of ‘hero leaders’ is causing a fragmented approach across schools and trusts, and ultimately risking pupil outcomes, says report
COBIS accreditation scheme approved in Saudi Arabia
Move welcomed by UK's Department for Business and Trade as a positive step in the country's international education expansion strategy
Teachers should ‘whinge more’, Jess Phillips tells heads
Schools have not been thanked enough for the level of support they are asked to take on, Home Office minister also says
No ‘positive outcomes’ in SEND inspections this summer
Just one out of 18 SEND area inspections carried out by Ofsted and the CQC so far this year has resulted in the top inspection rating, data shows
Staff wellbeing at its lowest since 2019, data shows
More than a third of education staff are also at risk of clinical depression, according to charity Education Support
Reform deputy says pupils wearing ear defenders in class is ‘insane’
Reform's deputy leader claims there is 'over-diagnosis' of neurodiverse conditions, appearing at an event where a former Ofsted chief says dyslexia just means 'bad at reading'
EPI chief executive Natalie Perera moving to AQA
The exam board has also appointed United Learning's director of curriculum and assessment as its chief qualifications officer
SEND system heading for ‘total collapse’, councils warn
More than half of councils would go bankrupt overnight if temporary measures shielding them from their SEND debts were removed, research shows
15-fold increase in DfE influencer spend since 2022
Exclusive data obtained by ÌÇÐÄVlog shows the Department for Education spent more than £200,000 on influencer marketing from April to October this year
Extra enrichment isn’t possible, teachers warn
The DfE is introducing enrichment benchmarks to push schools to deliver more extracurricular clubs – but research shows that teachers are already working unpaid and out of hours to deliver such activities
Pupil absence remains ‘stubbornly high’ this year
Analysis of 2025-26 attendance rates so far shows absence levels remain similar to figures from the same time last year
Health and wellbeing ‘underpins everything’, school leaders told
The profound change happening in Scottish education makes it more important than ever to support colleagues and pupils, says outgoing SLS president
SEND register decisions are a ‘mystery’, warn experts
Lack of guidance on using the SEND register leaves schools under- and over-recording pupils as needing support for special educational needs and disabilities, say leaders
Some primaries have ‘six times’ more pupils with SEND
Uneven spread of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities puts 'significant pressure' on inclusive schools, warns report
DfE announces 36 new attendance and behaviour hubs
The latest cohort brings the total number of hub lead schools to 57, with more expected to be announced
Most science teachers say school lacks capacity for triple GCSE
The government has said that schools should ensure that any student who wishes to study triple science at GCSE can do so, but concerns have been raised over a lack of teachers
Phillipson urged to outline how DfE will ‘co-create’ SEND reforms
Education committee chair Helen Hayes asks education secretary for 'specific' steps being taken to involve schools and parents in plans as 'equal participants'
DfE sets AI-powered attendance targets for schools
Headteachers' leaders dismiss new individual attendance targets for every school as a 'Whitehall diktat' that will be an extra burden on staff
Scottish teachers get ‘certainty’ over pay for two years
But hours after the pay deal announcement details emerge of a ballot on strike action over teachers' class-contact time
School-readiness target is ‘risky’, expert tells MPs
The 'good level of development' measure is a 'blunt tool' to assess children, particularly pupils with SEND, MPs have been warned
Legal battle for mandatory school phone ban files with High Court
The claimaints' call for a judicial review over smartphones in schools argues that DfE guidance does not go far enough to protect pupils
ÌÇÐÄVlog Awards for International Schools 2025: shortlist revealed
The annual global celebration of international schools has unveiled its shortlist, with countries across the world represented