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Schools face ‘impossible’ SEND support package plans, experts warn
‘Bizarre’ government proposals risk lumping together pupils with vastly different needs, and stripping out mental health support, leaders tell Tes
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First state school to open a fee-paying campus overseas
Queen Elizabeth's School, in London, is to launch a fee-paying school in Dubai and has further plans for two more schools in India
Scottish school support staff now ‘expect trouble’, union warns
First minister responds after GMB union highlights 'dramatic escalation in violence and threatening behaviour' in Scottish schools
Unity Schools Partnership appoints CEO to replace Coulson
Dominic Norrish, previously COO of United Learning, will take up the role following Tim Coulson's departure to become director general of the DfE’s regions group
DfE seeks teachers for policy ‘sounding board’
The government is looking for primary and secondary teachers to join the latest cohort of its Teacher Reference Group
Union’s legal challenge of new Ofsted inspections rejected
The NAHT's bid for a judicial review over the new Ofsted framework was heard just a week before inspections are due to start
New guidance on little-known DfE capital funding budget
The government has provided information about acquiring funding through its Strategic School Improvement Capital Budget
Early years recruitment not boosted by DfE payments
A government pilot scheme offering £1,000 payments to attract early years staff resulted in fewer applicants than expected, a review shows
Multi-year pay recommendation: all you need to know
The government has proposed that teachers get a 6.5 per cent pay award over the next three years. Tes sets out all the key information about the DfE's provisional offer
DfE urged to probe ‘persistent disruptive behaviour’ exclusions
Some pupils are being wrongly excluded from school because this vague 'catch-all' category is creating inconsistency in the system, warn PRU and AP leaders
SEND: Home-to-school transport overspend hits £415m
NAO calls on government to tackle 'unsustainable' costs as almost half of local authorities report annual overspends of 20 per cent or more on getting pupils to school
Wealthiest households fuel demand for delayed school starts
The affluence of the area in which a school is located is linked to the number of summer-born children who start Reception a year later, research shows
School referrals to social services hit new high
Schools made nearly 45,000 more social services referrals last year compared with a decade ago, DfE data shows
DfE: Teachers should get 6.5% pay rise over three years
The government has told the School Teachers’ Review Body how much teachers should receive up to 2029
Students reluctant to use AI for fear of cheating accusations
Only 55 per cent of young people feel their school is clear about appropriate use of AI, finds Scottish Qualifications Authority report
SSTA finds ‘alarming’ numbers of non-specialists taking classes
'Deepening crisis' of staff shortages also sees primary teachers frequently taking on roles in secondary schools, reveals survey by Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association