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John Roberts

John Roberts is SEND and inclusion editor at Tes magazine

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Schools warned by DfE over drone sightings
The government urges schools to report drone sightings to the police after an increase in ‘suspicious drone activity around education settings’
General
8 November 2022
Road sign
Ofsted: Lack of SEND help in primaries is fuelling AP rise
Vulnerable children are ‘languishing’ in alternative provision for years while waiting for a special school place, warns Ofsted
General
8 November 2022
Ofsted has said primary schools need more specialist help to meet the needs of pupils with additional needs.
DfE cost-cutters find 20% more savings in schools
ESFA report says 366 school visits resulted in savings of £292m being identified in the past academic year
General
7 November 2022
Funding
MAT chief: Give councils power to trigger academy rebrokering
But Sir Jon Coles, CEO of United Learning, says local authorities should not have a role running multi-academy trusts
General
2 November 2022
Jon coles
Coutinho appointed junior minister at the DfE
Latest appointment means all four MP roles in the department have changed hands since Sunak replaced Truss
General
27 October 2022
Claire Coutinho
Don’t ‘pigeonhole’ vocational education, Gibb warned
How the schools sector reacted to the news that Nick Gibb and Robert Halfon are the latest ministers at the DfE
General
27 October 2022
How have the schools sector reacted to the return of Nick Gibb and Robert Halfon?