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AP doesn’t just need to be expanded – it needs to be refocused, say leaders ahead of upcoming reforms

Schools will be expected to use a new government-backed framework for hiring supply teachers, department says

While primary has exceeded its goal for postgraduate teacher recruitment, secondary is still below the target, government data shows

Schools minister Georgia Gould was taking part in the first public online event in a series discussing the government’s planned SEND reforms

The government is focusing huge amounts of attention and funding on trying to solve the attendance crisis. But how sure are we that steps to tackle persistent absence will actually lead to a significant shift in outcomes?

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson faces Commons Education Select Committee after government Budget sparks SEND controversy

Schools minister Georgia Gould will hold a series of face-to-face public events about DfE’s planned reforms

Just under seven in 10 secondary students surveyed said they felt they belonged in school, prompting concerns about impact on life after school

The teaching union warns it will take ‘whatever action necessary’ in face of school funding pressures

School attendance problems and the rising number of young people not in education or employment are a result of the failure to properly fund education in the pandemic – Labour must not make the same mistake, writes Susannah Hardyman

The Budget was light on detail on plans for SEND, but presented critical questions for school leaders. Trust leader and SEND expert Warren Carratt provides some answers

Research showing an increase in allegations highlights a ‘fraying of relationships’ between families and schools, warns parents’ charity