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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