Policy

Chancellor’s promise to create libraries in 1,700 primaries has been welcomed by teaching unions, but questions have been raised over difficulties in finding space and staff

Conservatives and Liberal Democrats reject Sir Keir Starmer’s insistence that he invited political parties to collaborate on SEND reform

Education secretary stops short of confirming plans for mandatory reading test in Year 8, but defends the testing of students’ literacy skills

Government urged to ‘meet schools in the middle’ as unions highlight impact of poverty on learning

Inclusion focus risks ‘danger’ for schools directed to take on pupils whose needs they cannot meet, warns leader

DfE report calls for more teacher-focused tools and ITT training to support early identification of pupils’ needs

Proposed legislation on restraint and seclusion and outdoor education is being considered in the Scottish Parliament – but primary school leaders’ body AHDS has reservations about both bills

Children’s commissioner says campaigners have waited ‘many, many years’ for the ‘significant milestone’

Every pupil in Scotland will be given the right to take part in an outdoor education trip lasting a whole school week if the proposed legislation is adopted

A school involved in the Partnerships for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools pilot explains why it could be used across the sector

While the underachievement of white working-class boys has attracted political attention, the struggles of disadvantaged white girls continue to be overlooked. School leaders tell Tes why this needs to change

With schools being hit by a drop in student numbers, one former education secretary warns that the per-pupil funding formula is leaving them unable to cover their fixed costs