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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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Scottish teachers in strike ballot over contact time ‘dithering’

EIS union says teachers are 'continuing to toil under excessive workload burdens' after a wait of more than four years for the government promise of reduced contact time to be delivered

Phillipson: ‘Generational reset’ for white working-class pupils

Warning that 'school just isn't working' for white working-class children, the education secretary promises policy to address this is in the forthcoming Schools White Paper

Teachers fear SEND reforms will worsen crisis

Most teachers expect the government's upcoming changes will have a negative impact on pupils with complex needs, YouGov survey finds

DfE removes funding for IB Diploma in state schools

International Baccalaureate decries 'deeply disheartening' decision that it claims will affect 5,000 students but save little money

Tories vow to create more AP places to reduce disruption

Shadow education secretary Laura Trott warns against ‘pursuing inclusion at the expense of order’ at Conservative conference today

Online exams could undermine the system, warns Hinds

Former education secretary says digital exams would also be bad for pupils' handwriting, speaking ahead of the final report from the review of curriculum and assessment

The global state of teaching: 8 insights from educators worldwide

The report from the world’s largest survey of teachers is out now – with findings on staff shortages and retention, as well as CPD needs and how well prepared teachers are to teach in multilingual classrooms

DfE cuts teacher-training bursaries in 8 subjects

Maths scholarships worth £31,000 are being scrapped, while awards for modern foreign languages will fall by £6,000 under new DfE guidance

DfE not planning for school closures ‘was a dereliction of duty’

Leader of the biggest MAT tells the UK Covid inquiry that while his trust was making preparations for closures in March 2020, he was not aware of the DfE issuing directives to local authorities

Spielman: No ‘real subject inspection’ in Ofsted plans

Former Ofsted chief inspector tells the Conservative Party conference that there is a lack of subject scrutiny in the new report card system

Heads likely to support a ban on mobile phones in schools

NAHT general secretary Paul Whiteman tells Conservative Party conference event that he suspects union policy will come out in favour of a ban

Tories’ education team focus on the role of alternative provision

Shadow minister Saqib Bhatti highlights the importance of AP amid concerns about the outcomes for white working-class boys

EIS moves towards statutory ballot over teachers’ contact time

Scotland's largest teaching union says patience has run out over the policy, which it considers critical for reducing teacher workload

Educators told to listen to primary pupils’ views on AI

Children are 'excited' about AI but want policymakers to acknowledge their concerns about issues such as biased representation, hears a major event on the ethics of the technology in education

Labour seeks ‘clear’ mobile phones ban in Scottish schools

Scottish ministers accused of 'passing the buck' on mobile phones by putting the onus on headteachers to take a stance

Racial inclusion ‘falls off’ the education agenda, says Longfield

The inclusion taskforce member calls on the DfE to make anti-racism a 'key priority', warning that Black children can feel 'unsafe and over-policed' at school

Schools criticise support ‘vacuum’ as racial tensions rise

Concerned leaders tell ÌÇÐÄVlog the government has not equipped them to deal with debates on immigration, race and St George’s flags

Heads less likely than class teachers to back Year 8 reading test

Support among school staff for the government's reported plan to introduce a new mandatory reading test varies depending on stage of career, a poll shows

SEND spending set to exceed £20bn amid surge in support

Spending on EHCPs and child disability benefits will rise sharply this decade, the IFS predicts, as the government prepares to set out reforms

MATs worried about ‘accelerating decay’ of school estates

A new report from the Queen Street Group reveals the issues occupying the minds of multi-academy trust bosses – including the need to invest in better school site security

Government urged to plan to keep schools open in future pandemics

Baroness Anne Longfield tells Covid inquiry that the government owes children a formal apology for mistakes during pandemic

1,000 school employers urged to protect staff against ‘Ofsted risk’

School leaders' union rallies its members to ask their employer to carry out a wellbeing risk assessment over Ofsted's new school inspections

Scottish schools face ADHD and autism diagnosis ‘postcode lottery’

There is a lack of consistency in diagnosing and supporting ADHD and autism across Scotland, MSPs have heard, amid warnings of a 'system-wide crisis'

Personalised texts to parents ‘can improve attendance’

Schools could see a reduction in student absence by changing the way they message parents about non-attendance, research suggests