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The government will also launch skills pathways for teachers and support staff to help them develop digital, data and tech skills, education secretary says

With SEND spending set to more than double, the government must try to deliver a sustainable system without squeezing mainstream schools’ funding, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies

Government-approved guidance has been issued for schools and parents in response to staff facing a rising number of complaints

Ofsted will check mobile phone policies in every inspection, with schools expected to be ‘phone-free by default’

The government has committed to ensuring that all primary schools have a library by 2029 – but it has not confirmed whether special schools are included

School sector leaders raise concerns about the value, purpose and equity of the government plan to push ahead with Ofsted inspections of multi-academy trusts

The government has finished a series of public engagement events ahead of announcing its plans for SEND. Here are the key issues to emerge

One in six children educated at home required SEN support, government figures show, although change in methodology may be a factor in overall rise

Pupils and school staff are being left ‘extremely exposed’ because of a lack of guidance on supporting young people with medical conditions, MP warns

DfE issues health alert after a helpline supporting safe science practical work warns of students ‘deliberately’ consuming the chemical compound

Dozens of ‘curriculum drafters’ have been chosen to help the government revise the national curriculum, following on from last year’s Francis review

The directed time rule is at risk under government plans to expand enrichment activities for pupils, the leader of the biggest teaching union, Daniel Kebede, warns in an exclusive interview with Tes