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£1.6bn SEND pot risks being ‘swallowed up’, leaders warn
Flagship fund to improve inclusion in mainstream schools ‘won’t go very far at all’, and a clear national strategy is needed on how to use it, government is told
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DfE cuts teacher-training bursaries in 8 subjects
Maths scholarships worth £31,000 are being scrapped, while awards for modern foreign languages will fall by £6,000 under new DfE guidance
DfE not planning for school closures ‘was a dereliction of duty’
Leader of the biggest MAT tells the UK Covid inquiry that while his trust was making preparations for closures in March 2020, he was not aware of the DfE issuing directives to local authorities
Spielman: No ‘real subject inspection’ in Ofsted plans
Former Ofsted chief inspector tells the Conservative Party conference that there is a lack of subject scrutiny in the new report card system
Heads likely to support a ban on mobile phones in schools
NAHT general secretary Paul Whiteman tells Conservative Party conference event that he suspects union policy will come out in favour of a ban
Tories’ education team focus on the role of alternative provision
Shadow minister Saqib Bhatti highlights the importance of AP amid concerns about the outcomes for white working-class boys
EIS moves towards statutory ballot over teachers’ contact time
Scotland's largest teaching union says patience has run out over the policy, which it considers critical for reducing teacher workload
Educators told to listen to primary pupils’ views on AI
Children are 'excited' about AI but want policymakers to acknowledge their concerns about issues such as biased representation, hears a major event on the ethics of the technology in education
Labour seeks ‘clear’ mobile phones ban in Scottish schools
Scottish ministers accused of 'passing the buck' on mobile phones by putting the onus on headteachers to take a stance
Racial inclusion ‘falls off’ the education agenda, says Longfield
The inclusion taskforce member calls on the DfE to make anti-racism a 'key priority', warning that Black children can feel 'unsafe and over-policed' at school
Schools criticise support ‘vacuum’ as racial tensions rise
Concerned leaders tell Tes the government has not equipped them to deal with debates on immigration, race and St George’s flags
Heads less likely than class teachers to back Year 8 reading test
Support among school staff for the government's reported plan to introduce a new mandatory reading test varies depending on stage of career, a poll shows
SEND spending set to exceed £20bn amid surge in support
Spending on EHCPs and child disability benefits will rise sharply this decade, the IFS predicts, as the government prepares to set out reforms
MATs worried about ‘accelerating decay’ of school estates
A new report from the Queen Street Group reveals the issues occupying the minds of multi-academy trust bosses – including the need to invest in better school site security
Government urged to plan to keep schools open in future pandemics
Baroness Anne Longfield tells Covid inquiry that the government owes children a formal apology for mistakes during pandemic
1,000 school employers urged to protect staff against ‘Ofsted risk’
School leaders' union rallies its members to ask their employer to carry out a wellbeing risk assessment over Ofsted's new school inspections