AP doesn't just need to be expanded – it needs to be refocused, say leaders ahead of upcoming reforms

Children's commissioner report also calls for alternative provision sector to be renamed to give public better understanding of its work

The first year following return from maternity leave carries greatest risk of attrition, according to data from a charity for parent-educators

Schools will be expected to use a new government-backed framework for hiring supply teachers, department says

While primary has exceeded its goal for postgraduate teacher recruitment, secondary is still below the target, government data shows

National Literacy Trust report also finds that expressing feelings becomes more difficult in the early part of secondary school

Schools minister Georgia Gould was taking part in the first public online event in a series discussing the government's planned SEND reforms

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson faces Commons Education Select Committee after government Budget sparks SEND controversy

Sir Martyn Oliver hopes the watchdog's new inspection framework will result in a 'system-wide behaviour shift on inclusion'

However, a union leader warned that there is still more to do to ensure all schools are promoting an inclusive environment

Schools minister Georgia Gould will hold a series of face-to-face public events about DfE's planned reforms

Former education minister's comments come after research from Centre for Social Justice suggests more than 800,000 children aged 3 to 5 have used social media

Just under seven in 10 secondary students surveyed said they felt they belonged in school, prompting concerns about impact on life after school

The teaching union warns it will take 'whatever action necessary' in face of school funding pressures

Teacher trainers say they do not have enough time to cover the breadth of special educational needs and disabilities in initial teacher training