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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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Government told to ‘trust the profession’ on teacher training

Experts have their say on the government's approach to initial teacher training, CPD and the Early Career Framework at the Schools and Academies Show

DfE: Previous government sent mixed messages on inclusion

Department claims that under the Conservatives it created special-school places for pupils who could have been educated in mainstream schools

Most primary subject leads not offered TLR payments

Unpaid subject leadership is likely to become more common with schools under increasing financial pressure, leaders warn

DfE sets out mental health, behaviour and attendance plans

Expansion of mental health support in schools announced alongside the launch of 90 attendance and behaviour hubs

Use AI cameras to invigilate GCSEs, says exam board chief

AQA chief executive also tells ÌÇÐÄVlog that digital exams in a major subject may not be ready until at least 2035

Scottish government backs call for review of mainstreaming policy

Opposition MSPs welcome the move but emphasise that any review must focus on ‘actions and solutions’

Funding crisis ‘could leave schools unable to open’

Schools are in danger of reaching the point where cuts to staff mean that opening their gates poses health and safety risks, leaders warn

DfE considering if EHCPs are ‘right vehicle’

SEND adviser Dame Christine Lenehan says new reforms will change the 'bureaucratic nightmare' that the system has become

Primary school leaders’ body the AHDS to expand top team

The AHDS is looking to appoint a deputy general secretary for the first time in its history, as its membership of primary school leaders doubles

School job cuts ‘shouldn’t be a shock’, says Harris chief

Sir Dan Moynihan defends his trust's plan to make more than 40 staff redundant, warning that the government not funding teacher pay rises will be 'catastrophic' for schools

10,000 teachers to be trained in PE for pupils with SEND

DfE scheme to make PE lessons more inclusive aims to reach more than 240,000 pupils over three years

‘Urgent’ call for clarity on single-sex spaces in Scottish schools

The Scottish government should immediately withdraw its 'out of date' guidance for schools and issue new guidance in the wake of Supreme Court ruling, says SSTA

4 in 5 teachers warn government will miss ‘school-ready’ target

A lack of affordable childcare is contributing to the problem of children starting Reception without being ready for school, a poll suggests

SEND: Ofsted urged to check if schools meet legal duties

The watchdog's focus on inclusion in schools under its proposed new inspection framework should be strengthened, MPs are told

Cam Academy Trust set to take on neighbouring trust’s schools

The Cam and ACES academy trusts announce a planned merger that would result in a 17-school MAT

Three-quarters of primary teachers report declining fine motor skills

Primary teachers have noticed a deterioration in pupils' ability to perform precise movements, such as holding a pencil or using scissors

Sats: Call to increase marks needed to hit expected standard in maths

Report calls for reform of maths Sats and GCSE and warns pupils are being rushed through a crowded curriculum

Ofsted consultation response ‘later than hoped’ but no plan to delay inspections

Staff have been told the inspectorate's response to its consultation will likely be later than it had planned but that it is not looking to delay its new inspections

KS2 Sats: Fivefold increase in use of transcribers

Data obtained by ÌÇÐÄVlog shows surge in access arrangements for KS2 Sats, fuelling concerns about a decline in pupils' handwriting and system’s susceptibility to abuse

Safeguarding code for international school recruitment launched

British International Schools Safeguarding Coalition issues framework for schools within seven associations to embed improved recruitment processes

Gilruth: ‘Fundamental shift’ in behaviour in schools since Covid

Advice on behaviour 'consequences' will be published before schools break up for the summer, education secretary promises

EIS to ballot members over teachers’ class-contact time

Policy viewed as key to reducing workload has seen 'absolutely no progress' in four years, says Scotland's biggest teaching union

James Noble-Rogers to step down from UCET

Mr Noble-Rogers has led the university teacher training organisation for more than two decades

Pay offer delay leaves Scottish teachers feeling ‘undervalued and ignored’

Class-contact time, recruitment crises and fear-inducing school inspections also set out as priorities for change by the Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association