Friday
Why you can’t separate attendance from mental health and SEND
To improve attendance, schools need to understand how it interacts with mental health and SEND and build systems of support accordingly, argues Professor Tamsin Ford
New inquiry will seek solutions to SEND crisis
MPs will look at inclusion in mainstream schools, funding and alternatives to the EHCP system ‘without reducing support’
Monday
Ofsted criticises curriculum ‘barriers’ for SEND pupils in mainstream
Some mainstream school leaders focus on ‘meeting school accountability measures’ when developing SEND curriculum offer, watchdog says
My week as...assistant director of education for SEND at Greenshaw Learning Trust
In our ‘My Week As’ series, a senior sector leader reveals what a typical week looks like in their role. Here, we talk to trust SEND leader Amelie Thompson
Thursday
FMQs: Tories attack Swinney over ‘collapse of discipline’ in Scottish schools
Opposition parties make education the focus of First Minister’s Questions, after week of concerns over teacher numbers and rising numbers of pupils with ASN
One in seven local authority schools in deficit, data shows
The income that schools generate themselves is now at its highest since the current form of records began
