DfE

The Commons Education Committee held a session today on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Here are six things MPs were told

Tes can reveal the full list of advisers for the board, which will look at how to build evidence around artificial intelligence tools in schools

Just over one in three pupils covered by the pilot are at schools based in a deprived area

Confederation of School Trusts sets out 10 priorities for a new special educational needs and disabilities system

Interim report from Raising the Nation Play Commission proposes that Ofsted assesses schools on playtime length, which would ‘reward schools that value play highly’

Teachers’ union says a national security forum is needed to improve safety for school staff and pupils

Tes revealed last month that Oak co-founder Matt Hood is stepping down from his role as chief executive

Scheme to encourage pupils in disadvantaged areas to take up chess has been a great success, schools say

The development of essential employment skills, starting from the early years, is key to meeting future workforce needs, says research report

The government is being urged to write off local authorities’ high-needs deficits in response to new findings about their SEND budgets

Report calls for government to introduce an ‘enrichment guarantee’ of at least 80 hours of extracurricular activities per year

The British Educational Suppliers Association raises concerns with a DfE review about the creation of Oak National Academy as a government resources quango