Friday
EBacc plan could break DfE workload pledge
Heads’ leaders fear the government could be giving schools less than a full year’s notice on planned changes to the accountability system
Tes News podcast: The school attendance crisis
Join the Tes News team as they discuss the scale of the school attendance problem and whether government efforts to tackle it will have an impact
Conservative Party conference: what can teachers expect?
All eyes will be on Rishi Sunak and the Conservatives next week following a turbulent start to the term for schools, including the RAAC crisis and absence concerns
Wednesday
Use absence figures to ‘make case’ for SEND cash, DfE told
Commons Education Select Committee chair calls for DfE to make attendance a clear focus in funding bids
Attendance crisis: MPs call for ‘major’ mental health plan
More support for SEND and mental health would reduce the ‘incredible pressure’ on schools, MPs tell ministers
Monday
DfE not ‘imposing’ EHCP cut, insists minister
Children’s minister David Johnston responds to concern over plans to reduce new EHCPs by 20 per cent
School buildings need at least £4.4bn extra a year, PM told
RAAC crisis has shone a light on chronic underfunding for school buildings, unions and governors tell Rishi Sunak
British Baccalaureate: the wrong idea at the wrong time
There’s no point designing new qualifications if there’s no one there to teach them and no resources to teach them with, argues Sam Freedman
