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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