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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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Oak adds korfball, pickleball and parkour to PE curriculum

Oak National Academy is extending its curriculum to cover new sports, designed to encourage more young people to get active

1 in 3 MATs expect reserves to fall below threshold

Analysis comes as the IFS warns that the funding increase for 2025-26 will get 'swallowed up by ongoing cost pressures'

Biggest pressure facing teachers is lack of respect, says Starmer

The prime minister hosted a reception at Downing Street to celebrate teachers and teaching assistants this afternoon

Education Scotland early pandemic support ‘poor to non-existent’

When the first lockdown hit, schools were ‘left on their own’ and Education Scotland was found ‘wanting’, heads tell Covid inquiry

Higher history review finds marking standard did not change

SQA internal investigation states the sharp drop in Higher history passes was down to ‘the poor standard of responses' from students, especially on the Scottish history paper

Cognita announces first partnership with school in Greece

International schools group expands its presence in Europe, adding to its list of some 100 schools across 17 countries

‘Broad support’ for right to week-long residential

MSPs' call for evidence on proposed legislation reveals widespread support for a right to residential outdoor education – though some experts have raised concerns

Trust leaders raise ‘big questions’ over regional improvement teams

The Confederation of School Trusts is 'seeking reassurance' over DfE's planned approach to supporting schools

Unauthorised absence ‘stubbornly high’ despite higher fines

Absence rates have not dropped since higher £160 fines were introduced in September, analysis reveals

‘Still much to do’ on seminal ASL review, four years on

With only around 18 months of the current Parliament remaining, almost half of the action plan that resulted from review of additional support needs has yet to be completed

Nord Anglia makes appointments to education board

International schools group announces four high-profile appointments to help students 'thrive in a rapidly changing world'

Regional support and intervention teams: what schools need to know

Ofsted report cards will 'strongly inform' the level of regional support and intervention that schools receive from new RISE teams, the DfE says

Financial education: 9 in 10 teachers say it should be taught beyond maths

More teachers said financial education should be delivered in PSHE or across the curriculum than in just maths lessons

No evidence phonics screening check improves reading, research finds

There is also no sign that the phonics screening test has narrowed attainment gaps by the end of primary school, report by the Education Policy Institute shows

Pupils’ reading enjoyment at lowest level in almost 20 years

Children’s reading is at 'crisis' point, the National Literacy Trust warns, after a significant fall in the number of young people who report enjoying reading

GTCS plans to increase teachers’ registration fee

The General Teaching Council for Scotland says it is ‘planning to increase the fee on an incremental basis from April 2025’

Rethinking how disability and ableism are discussed in schools

New 'disability literacy' training aimed at schoolteachers is being offered by Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh

Laura Trott named shadow education secretary

Neil O'Brien will serve as a shadow education minister under the new Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch

Maths anxiety hinders many pupils, say teachers

Maths anxiety is 'extremely common and incredibly persistent' and it can extend across generations, expert warns

10 questions with...Annette Montague and Sarah Mills

Chief education officers at Greenwood Academies Trust tell ÌÇÐÄVlog what they are proudest of, and why they both think Geoff Barton has made a huge difference

Trust capacity funding cut with ‘no plans’ for future rounds

It will 'become much more difficult' for trusts to support maintained schools that need help without the funding, trust leaders warn

Former Ofsted inspectors call for urgent renewal of its governance

Former inspectors Professor Colin Richards and Frank Norris warn that concerns raised about the watchdog's governance are at risk of being ignored

Private schools launch legal action over VAT on fees

The Independent Schools Council is taking legal action against the government after the tax policy on fees was confirmed in yesterday’s Budget

Private school fees set to rise by 10% after VAT added

The Treasury also estimates that 3,000 pupils will move into the state sector before the end of the 2024-25 academic year