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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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DfE cuts £74m from offer to bidders for Teach First contract

The DfE has also reduced the recruitment target for the Future High Potential Initial Teacher Training scheme by 750 trainees a year

700,000 GCSE students may lack a physics specialist, report warns

The Institute of Physics has called for urgent action to tackle the shortage in physics teachers to stop students missing out

Part-time training opportunities ‘could add 1,000 teachers’

Rate of successful applicants for part-time teacher training far outweighs the number starting the course, data reveals

Teaching ‘an unattractive outlier’ due to lack of remote working

School leaders' union says job has never been harder, and warns of need for more flexibility

Delta Academies Trust appoints Andy Barnett as CEO

Mr Barnett was previously the associate chief executive under former CEO Sir Paul Tarn

Teachers much more likely than leaders to call behaviour ‘poor’

Meanwhile, far fewer teachers feel ‘very confident’ in managing pupil behaviour, a government survey has found

DfE brings in new standards for non-school alternative provision

Schools will be required to inform councils of placements of students at unregistered providers

Tes Awards for International Schools returns for 2025

Nominations are now open for the awards celebrating the excellence of individuals and teams in international schools across the world – and it's free to enter

Many governors lack oversight of school-readiness

Governors say they need more support on the issue of children being school-ready, with the government making it a top priority

Early years recruitment could hamper childcare expansion

Pay and recruitment issues persist in early years workforce despite funding boosts, warns a new NFER report

Behaviour and attendance ambassadors appointed

Tom Bennett and Jayne Lowe have been announced as the government's national attendance and behaviour ambassadors

Scottish teachers back industrial action over contact time

Members of both the EIS and SSTA unions have signalled support for strike action if the reduction in class-contact time is not delivered

Nord Anglia’s South American expansion enters Chile

International schools group expands its footprint to 37 nations with a deal for an 88-year-old school in Santiago

Russia bans IB after branding it ‘undesirable’

At least 29 schools listed as delivering IB courses are likely to be affected by the decision

Free meals and activities for poorer pupils in the holidays extended

The future of the government's Holiday Activities and Food Programme had been uncertain but funding has now been guaranteed for another three years