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The co-chair of a panel leading the government's SEND reforms also says it is considering 'really carefully' whether separate specialist and mainstream support packages are needed

Heads' leaders urge the government to put more investment into education in the Budget to prevent staff cuts and school closures

The overall financial outlook for academy trusts has improved, but there are disproportionate pressures on primary-only MATs, analysis finds

Union says Ofsted chief should step aside after nearly all teacher respondents to NEU poll say they have no faith in the watchdog's leadership

Changes come into force ahead of requirement for academy teachers to hold qualified teacher status from next September

School leadership teams have been 'breaking down' over inspection pressures, National Governance Association survey finds

Move could help to offset the impact of last month's decision to remove Nigeria, Ghana and India from the list of eligible countries

More than 150 health professionals write to the government warning that a lack of health scrutiny of edtech in schools is a 'serious safeguarding concern'

Newly-formed Early Secondary Advisory Group calls for a shared national vision for KS3 amid fears that Years 7-9 are a 'dumping ground' for GCSE preparation

As the NEU teaching union calls on the government not to claw back savings, Tes sets out whether schools could keep the money and what doing so would mean for public finances

Senior official tells Tes SEND Show it wants to create a framework where ‘no children fall through the gap’

School will take over an existing IB setting in Gurugram, with executive head Dr Christopher Stevens suggesting it is the first of more overseas moves

Union also considers indicative ballot on industrial action if more is not done to mitigate the impact of inspection on wellbeing

Sarah Bennett, who is the current CEO of Inspiring Futures through Learning, will lead the new 43-school trust

Anxiety over periods is a major issue for girls, as Youth Sport Trust survey highlights gender divide in PE and physical activity participation levels

The experience of colleges with government pay controls suggests academy trusts will be left in limbo waiting for executive salaries to be approved, leader warns

Despite Ofsted welcoming findings from an independent evaluation of its inspections, heads' leaders question Sir Martyn Oliver's claim that the watchdog is 'on the right track'

Amid fierce criticism of its school inspections, Ofsted has been asked by education secretary Lucy Powell to go 'back to the drawing board'. John Roberts assesses whether it can find a path out of this crisis

Trusts running specialist schools come in a range of shapes and sizes – but how are they evolving and what role will they play in the government's SEND reforms?

The programme, called GR8 School, will use an interactive learning platform to track pupil progress, with teachers – 'human mentors' – stepping in to support when required

Wide disadvantage gap has not shifted but the proportion of pupils with SEND meeting the phonics standard reaches new high

NEU calls for tests to be scrapped after survey highlights teachers' fears that they will narrow the curriculum and crank up workload pressure

ASCL's senior members are meeting this week to decide how to take 'more assertive action' over inspection concerns

Deals for schools in Spain and the United Arab Emirates take the group's total to four international settings, with the promise of more to come