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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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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

Scottish schools face ADHD and autism diagnosis ‘postcode lottery’

There is a lack of consistency in diagnosing and supporting ADHD and autism across Scotland, MSPs have heard, amid warnings of a 'system-wide crisis'

Personalised texts to parents ‘can improve attendance’

Schools could see a reduction in student absence by changing the way they message parents about non-attendance, research suggests

Poorer students ‘more likely to miss out on GCSE foreign languages’

Disadvantaged students are disproportionately in schools that do not have compulsory GCSE languages, a University of Cambridge study shows