Friday
SEND: call for evidence on inclusive practice
DfE’s inclusion group chair Tom Rees will lead programme calling for examples of schools running resource provision and SEN units, and using specialist learning assistants
Phillipson sets out four priorities for RISE teams
Speaking at the ASCL conference, the education secretary set out the priorities for the RISE teams’ universal support offer
SEND and special school provision: the capacity crisis
The number of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities has soared in recent years. But is there enough provision to meet their needs? Tes analyses the latest data
Phillipson: Schools need ‘old-fashioned graft’ to stop absence ‘damage’
The education secretary will also use her speech at ASCL’s annual conference to say she believes some schools are not doing enough to tackle attendance issues
Call for £150m arts fund to train primary teachers
Creativity and the expressive arts should be put at the heart of the primary school curriculum, says report
Ofsted plans will ‘sledgehammer’ teacher recruitment, warns ASCL
Speaking to Tes as ASCL’s annual conference begins, general secretary Pepe Di’Iasio issues a warning about Ofsted’s inspection changes and calls on the government to ‘show the money’ for its pledge to recruit 6,500 teachers
Social media being ‘weaponised’ against schools and teachers
ASCL president tells conference that tech billionaires should be forced to protect pupils from the dangers of their technology
Thursday
How Headteachers’ Roundtable is refocusing for the Labour era
Co-chairs of the headteachers’ group tell Dan Worth why, despite a change in government, the need to ensure the voice of those leading schools is heard is as vital as ever
Without money, Labour’s aim for 6,500 more teachers looks tough
The Department for Education will have to try other routes to entice new teachers, but the chance of success is unclear, explains Jack Worth
Teacher pay should rise by more than 3%, say experts
Pay should then increase by more than 6% from 2026-27, according to the National Foundation for Educational Research
