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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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DfE should emphasise that Oak is ‘optional’, review finds

Government also says that Oak National Academy's creation as an arm's-length body has added a 'degree of risk and uncertainty' to domestic edtech market

RBA technical problems prompt concerns over progress data

Teacher Tapp survey of KS1 and EYFS teachers finds 67 per cent faced technical issues when administering the Reception baseline assessment

Special schools fear ‘subjective’ Ofsted judgements

Inclusion focus risks ‘danger’ for schools directed to take on pupils whose needs they cannot meet, warns leader

Ofsted can’t say how its plan is affordable

In an exclusive interview, Ofsted's national director of education insists it will be able to fund an increase in monitoring inspections under its new system – despite not having tried to predict the likely number

Heads fear new Ofsted inspections will be worse for wellbeing

More than seven in 10 school leaders are not satisfied with Ofsted’s new inspection system, a poll of ASCL members suggests

Low-income white pupils ‘already disengaged’ before secondary

Schools need to look at much earlier interventions to improve outcomes for disadvantaged white children, a new study suggests

1 in 4 primary heads deals with pupil sexual violence or harassment

And nearly half of primary teachers now say that pupil misbehaviour affects their wellbeing, DfE survey finds

SEND: Call for more teacher tools and training to support pupils

DfE report calls for more teacher-focused tools and ITT training to support early identification of pupils' needs

Private schools could face rising Ofsted inspection charges

DfE consultation proposes removing the subsidy currently being given to independent schools for Ofsted inspections

Restraint and seclusion bill ‘absolutely vital’ for Scottish pupils

Children’s commissioner says campaigners have waited ‘many, many years’ for the ‘significant milestone’

Outdoor education bill takes big step forward in Scotland

Every pupil in Scotland will be given the right to take part in an outdoor education trip lasting a whole school week if the proposed legislation is adopted

Schools ‘can’t shoulder the burden of wider support alone’

Seven in 10 teachers say they lack the support they need from key services, such as mental health and access to learning, an NFER survey finds

Ex-minister calls for school funding rethink as London rolls plummet

With schools being hit by a drop in student numbers, one former education secretary warns that the per-pupil funding formula is leaving them unable to cover their fixed costs

Call for more mainstream speech and language units

Charity produces alternative White Paper seeking national availability of resourced provision and access to speech and language therapists for all schools

Two-child benefits cap has ‘no impact’ on school readiness

Experts say scrapping controversial benefits limit would reduce child poverty but would not help the government achieve its school-readiness targets