Friday
Teacher recruitment is turning a corner - let’s accentuate the positives
Positive ITT data should be welcomed by the sector – and used to shape a narrative about why it’s a great profession to build on ‘fragile’ green shoots, says Sam Gibbs
Will lifting the two-child benefit cap really make a difference to schools?
The government’s announcement that it will remove the limit was welcomed by anti-poverty campaigners. But to what extent will it help schools? Ellen Peirson-Hagger finds out
Revealed: how RISE money is being spent
Nearly £19 million has already been spent on the government’s school improvement plan – but there are concerns over where the rest will come from
‘Labour needs to come clean on whether it plans to cut school funding’
The government needs to be honest about where it is going to find £6 billion for SEND, argues Laura Trott
Call for new national definition of special schools and AP
Children’s commissioner report also calls for alternative provision sector to be renamed to give public better understanding of its work
What do alternative provision leaders want from the White Paper?
AP doesn’t just need to be expanded – it needs to be refocused, say leaders ahead of upcoming reforms
Wednesday
Getting accountability right is ‘key’ to SEND reforms, says minister
Schools minister Georgia Gould was taking part in the first public online event in a series discussing the government’s planned SEND reforms
What the latest EAL pupil evidence means for schools
Diana Sutton from The Bell Foundation outlines some key insights from new research on pupils with English as an additional language
Tuesday
MPs grill Phillipson on SEND, phones and Ofsted
Education secretary Bridget Phillipson faces Commons Education Select Committee after government Budget sparks SEND controversy
‘Government’s confused free school policy is harming outcomes’
Delays and confusion over the opening of new free schools is putting pupil outcomes at risk, argues Meg Powell-Chandler
