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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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Major MAT to launch charity to run its community hubs
United Learning CEO Sir Jon Coles says schools have become focal point for providing community assistance meaning its hubs are now a 'necessity'
Pay source of ‘major discontent’ for school business leaders
Unison and GMB accept £1,290 support staff pay offer but concerns have been raised about school business leaders and the impact on special schools
Tens of thousands of pupils ‘could have needs met without EHCP’
Schools minister highlights new report suggesting 35,000 more children with SEND could be taught in mainstream rather than specialist settings if system improves
1 in 3 senior leaders say Sats contribute to retention challenges
Only 3 per cent of leaders say they think Sats are a good measure of school performance
Young Enterprise Scotland on verge of closure after funding cut
Future 'seems untenable' for charity that has offered enterprise education to schools for decades, after loss of Scottish government funding
SEND crisis: schools lack incentives to be inclusive, watchdog warns
The government has no solution to a financial crisis that could lead to more than 4 in 10 councils effectively declaring bankruptcy, states National Audit Office
Drop-off rates following teacher induction ‘very high’
The ‘wastage rate’ following Scotland's one-year probationer scheme is highest for new primary teachers, national figures show
Maths tests are best predictor of Year 8 English scores
'Counterintuitive finding' means schools may get better grade predictions if they look at test results in different subjects, says researcher
Deadline for exam results checking extended due to data ‘quality’
Key stage 4 performance data will no longer be published this week
Education minister ‘open’ to school absence targets
Baroness Jacqui Smith was responding to questions in the House of Lords
NI curriculum review aims for ‘knowledge-rich’ approach
International education expert Lucy Crehan to lead Northern Ireland's review of curriculum design and delivery
MATs among 24 winning bids to run subject knowledge courses
DfE announces organisations tasked with running Subject Knowledge Enhancement courses for prospective teachers
DfE to review 44 mainstream free school projects
And five more schools have been added to the School Rebuilding Programme
‘Far’ more errors in DfE exam results data than usual
'Unacceptable' errors in key stage 4 and 5 results data triggers call for deadline to be further extended, after it was already pushed back due to technical difficulties
Maths anxiety ‘significantly’ more common for disadvantaged pupils
Disadvantaged Year 6 pupils nearly four times more likely to say new maths concepts make them nervous, research finds
3 in 4 primary pupils hear homophobic language
Many young people come across the language on social media platform TikTok, finds report containing 'deeply concerning' findings
5,000 schools to play non-contact rugby under plan to grow the sport
Change comes amid fears over players' welfare – but full-contact rugby union should be offered for under-15s and up, says review led by MAT chief
Schools close as strikes target first minister’s constituency
Support staff walkouts over pay are scheduled to last for two weeks and follow the October break meaning some pupils face being out of school for a month
10 questions with...Dr Jeffery Quaye
The national director of education and standards for Aspirations Academies Trust speaks to ÌÇÐÄVlog about the need for more flexible working, and how AI will help with the curriculum and recruitment
Staff with poor view of leaders in November more likely to leave
A study by Professor John Jerrim also found the higher quality staff think school leadership is, the higher their job satisfaction
New ungraded inspections risk inconsistency, trusts’ leader warns
Steve Rollett, deputy CEO of the Confederation of School Trusts, has raised concerns about Ofsted's new 'focus areas' approach in ungraded inspections
New register rules could make attendance issues ‘worse’
Leaders raise concerns about new statutory attendance rules that they warn can penalise disadvantaged students or those with SEND
McKinnell: Regional improvement teams to support schools in zero capacity areas
Schools minister tells school leaders that the DfE’s improvement teams will draw on diagnostic findings from new system of scorecards
Revealed: Areas most in need of extra nursery provision
DfE analysis shows Sunderland, the Isles of Scilly and Cumberland need to see the biggest percentage capacity increase by next September as bidding opens for school-based nursery cash