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Report warns that delaying the pipeline of new AP free schools risks more students being placed in unregistered alternative provision

Today the government unveiled an ambitious 10-year plan to improve crumbling school buildings and future-proof them for the decades to come. Tes breaks down the details

MPs question senior Ofsted official on whether the safeguarding system in the early years is fit for purpose

Headteachers are reporting a surge in complaints from parents. Ellen Peirson-Hagger explores the reasons for this and asks experts how the process could be made more manageable for overstretched school staff

Significant risks remain across ageing school buildings – and that affects pupils’ learning and wellbeing, warns education committee

Policing students’ use of phones is a ‘big strain’ on staff, whether the school has a strict policy on devices or not, new research shows

The chair of education committee demands details on Labour’s progress towards achieving its manifesto pledge to recruit thousands more teachers

Local authorities will be able to apply for a new High Needs Stability Grant if they get DfE approval for a local SEND reform plan

DfE urged to rethink which schools are targeted under its new school improvement programme after evaluation report highlights early difficulties

Capacity to improve England’s schools exists within the system, and it would be better to travel to see good practice within country’s borders, says Sir Kevan Collins

NASUWT calls for statutory restrictions on phones in schools, saying the current government guidance exposes staff to challenges from parents

Local authorities with the biggest SEND deficits see their spending on places in independent special schools rise by up to 58 per cent, Tes analysis shows