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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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Schools lack expertise in AI, leaders warn
Less than 10 per cent of school leaders have an agreed strategy for use of artificial intelligence, research shows
Most councils face insolvency over SEND spending
The government is being urged to write off local authorities' high-needs deficits in response to new findings about their SEND budgets
Enrichment activities key to boosting attendance, think tank says
Report calls for government to introduce an ‘enrichment guarantee’ of at least 80 hours of extracurricular activities per year
Cambridge extends Checkpoint exam series
Exam board introduces a March series for the Checkpoint tests and moves the May series in response to demand from international schools
Heads’ leaders defend organised opposition to Ofsted plans
In response to a school leaders' union producing a template response to the Ofsted consultation, the watchdog says it wants to hear the views of individuals instead
DfE warned about ‘negative’ impact of Oak National Academy
The British Educational Suppliers Association raises concerns with a DfE review about the creation of Oak National Academy as a government resources quango
Short GCSE maths course should be introduced, OCR says
Exam board's proposed short-course maths qualification would form the first half of the GCSE and be taken at the end of Year 10
Scotland’s chief examiner to step down
Scotland's chief examiner and chief executive of the SQA Fiona Robertson will move on, with her interim successor to be announced shortly
9 out of 10 areas with highest absence are in the North
A coalition of northern-based charities and organisations calls on the government to tackle the root causes of pupil absence
Star Academies reveals expansion plans
Star Academies, which runs schools in five clusters across the country, is looking to open new free schools, its annual accounts show
MAT defends extending day plan after strike threat
Outwood Grange Academies Trust says its current day falls short of the expected 32.5-hour weekly minimum
Teach First appoints James Toop as its new CEO
Mr Toop was part of Teach First's inaugural 2003 cohort and also served as chief executive of Ambition Institute
Vision to transform school grounds in Scotland
National organisations join forces to rethink school grounds as 'playful and nature-rich environments' that can boost learning and 'design out violence'
MATs ‘need guidance’ on investments as returns soar
Large multi-academy trusts nearly tripled their cash returns from investments last year – so why aren't all trusts doing the same? Experts tell Jasmine Norden that MATs need guidance on ways to invest safely
Cut teaching jobs to save Scotland £500m, says IFS
But teaching union warns that cutting teacher numbers would be a 'false economy' that would 'damage life chances'
Ofsted framework will lead to ‘army of expensive consultants’
The Headteachers' Roundtable has also expressed concerns that inclusion and SEND are 'afterthoughts' in Ofsted's proposed inspection framework
RISE teams target 32 schools in ‘urgent’ need
The new regional school improvement programme will grow in April with the appointment of 50 new advisers, says DfE
Oliver: Time to rethink length of summer holidays
Chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver warns pupils can be 'dysregulated' after long summer break
Scotland’s biggest council backs down over planned teacher cuts
A strike planned for next week has been suspended as Glasgow says future cuts to teaching posts will not go ahead and that it will increase teacher numbers
Ofqual ‘ready to take action’ over extra exam time gap
Sir Ian Bauckham, speaking to ÌÇÐÄVlog after being confirmed as Ofqual's permanent chief regulator, highlights possible unfairness in students being awarded extra time in exams
Harden rules on violence against teachers, ministers told
Schools should have to report violence against staff to police, say Tories in bill debate – but Labour says they can already do this
Estyn: Welsh secondary attendance rate ‘stubbornly low’
Welsh secondaries' struggles to recruit teachers are ‘impacting the quality of education’, finds schools inspectorate's annual report
Holiday activities and food programme funding extended
However, further funding will be decided in the upcoming Spending Review, education minister Stephen Morgan has confirmed
Rural areas ‘hit hardest’ by falling number of schools in Scotland
Pupil numbers have been falling in primary since 2017 and education directors say the law on closing rural schools needs to be 'modernised’