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The White Horse Federation to take on 10 schools

Move comes as 11 more mergers are tabled for DfE approval, amid concern that small trusts are being ‘squeezed’ to merge with bigger ones

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Call for heads’ SEND qualification is questioned

MP defends plan to require new school leaders to have expertise in special educational needs, during Labour conference event

Ofqual: Severity of cyberattacks on schools has worsened

Regulator releases data showing that while schools show improvements in cybersecurity training, the impact of attacks is now greater and schools are struggling to recover quickly

Struggling students ‘most likely’ to have negative phone experiences

Those who are struggling academically at school are more likely to have upsetting interactions on their phones, research shows

Oak legal challenge set to go ahead

The judicial review will look into legal challenges to the formation of Oak National Academy as an arm's-length body of the Department for Education

Legal requirement sought for library in every Scottish secondary

The number of school libraries in Scotland has 'drastically reduced' over past decade, warns Scottish Book Trust

Schools must have single-sex toilets, says Scottish government

Updated guidance for Scottish schools follows two landmark court rulings relating to single-sex spaces

‘Support not sanctions’ will help schools tackle absence, DfE told

Schools need to be able to pay for attendance teams without 'starving the classroom', MAT leader warns

Covid closures ‘starkly highlighted’ schools’ safeguarding role

Covid inquiry hears how the closure of schools during the pandemic revealed the important part they play in protecting children

Students are aware of mental health support - but few access it

The proportion of students who say they would feel comfortable talking to an adult at school about their mental health has dropped, DfE survey shows

Reeves pledges library in every English primary school

Chancellor's promise to create libraries in 1,700 primaries has been welcomed by teaching unions, but questions have been raised over difficulties in finding space and staff

PM claim of SEND reform invitation is rejected by opponents

Conservatives and Liberal Democrats reject Sir Keir Starmer’s insistence that he invited political parties to collaborate on SEND reform

Phillipson pushes back at criticism over Year 8 reading tests

Education secretary stops short of confirming plans for mandatory reading test in Year 8, but defends the testing of students’ literacy skills

Education unions call for two-child benefit limit to be scrapped

Government urged to 'meet schools in the middle' as unions highlight impact of poverty on learning

Secondary teacher recruitment still falling short despite rise in applications

NFER says teacher shortages will leave schools relying on non-specialists, timetable changes or returners to plug gaps

Knife crime: schools have very different policies, says DfE

Schools disagree on whether the police should be called to every incident involving a knife, according to a government report