Tuesday
SEND: ‘There will always be a legal right to additional support,’ says Gould
Education minister Georgia Gould tells packed debate that SEND reforms will be guided by the need for early intervention
Do we know what schools really think of Ofsted’s proposed reforms?
With Ofsted opting not to publish full responses to a consultation on its new framework, a survey by former senior inspectors offers a snapshot of what the sector really thinks
Teachers across the world see student attention decreasing
Teachers and students also believe self-management skills are vital for the future, but are hard to teach and to learn, Cambridge International survey reveals
What if... we all agreed what children should learn before age 5?
As part of our thought experiment series, Felicity Gillespie argues that we need universal agreement on early development, from when to toilet train to ‘learning’ for babies and toddlers
SEND crisis: ‘Full system overhaul’ needed, says report
Report calls on government to ensure better staffing, funding and oversight to make the SEND system work for pupils
Monday
Language hubs face £2.2m cut amid move to ‘targeted support’
Schools and teachers have found the support of language hubs ‘invaluable’, yet they are facing significant funding cuts
What Australia is (and isn’t) copying from England’s MAT system
The Tasmanian government is to be the first to trial a version of England’s grouping of schools into trusts, writes Will Bickford Smith – but it won’t be adopting some aspects of the model
How we talk about ‘culture’ is often wrong and unhelpful
One trust CEO argues that too often pupils’ backgrounds are used to explain outcomes, fuelling ‘lazy’ assumptions that hold children back
Friday
Why external partnerships are now a leadership essential
School and trust leaders may see working with other settings as a drain on time and resources – but external partnerships are a lever for improvement and sustainability in challenging times, says this academic
Why our trust created a dedicated catering team
Better quantity and quality of ingredients and financial savings have been just some of the benefits from the move, says this trust chief
Barton: Ofsted inclusion plan ‘diluted’ without admissions focus
Taskforce chair says it will be wrong to consider schools to be strong on inclusion if they are happy for local students ‘to be sent in a taxi elsewhere’
Revealed: The first wave of RISE support for ‘stuck’ schools
Tes reveals the organisations chosen to support schools through the government’s RISE programme – and the schools they are matched with
