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Two in five school leaders ‘cutting back on SEND support’
Sutton Trust research into the cuts schools are having to make reveals the ‘mismatch’ between the government’s ambitious plans and the funding being provided, sector leaders warn
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Ofsted rejects 1 in 5 inspection deferral requests
Watchdog figures show 621 school inspections were deferred in 2024-25 and a further 37 were paused
Zack Polanski to headline NEU conference
Green Party's vision for education 'perfectly mirrors' the NEU's, general secretary Daniel Kebede tells Tes
Primary libraries pledge includes converted cloakrooms and corridors
Treasury has committed to ensuring that every primary school has a library by 2029, but these facilities could include former ‘storage spaces’, Tes can reveal
£1.6bn SEND pot risks being ‘swallowed up’, leaders warn
Flagship fund to improve inclusion in mainstream schools ‘won’t go very far at all’, and a clear national strategy is needed on how to use it, government is told
SEND reforms fail to address transport concerns, MPs warn
The Public Accounts Committee has urged the government to clarify how it will tackle high spending on transporting children to school
Hannah Fry: Maths GCSE should be split into two qualifications
Leading mathematician warns that the current maths qualification is trying to do 'too much at once' and risks leaving students behind
School support staff leaving in record numbers
Annual rate of support staff leaving is now the highest since current records began in 2011-12, according to the NFER research
Schools to provide life‑saving allergy pens under new rules
New allergies guidance will give parents confidence that schools can keep their children safe, says early education minister Olivia Bailey
Average school needs no extra teachers until 2029, says DfE
Government says falling rolls will require fewer teachers – but this would maintain larger class sizes and ignore regional differences, say experts
Academy account timings ‘weaken accountability for billions in funds’
MPs dismiss warnings that forcing thousands of schools to publish two sets of financial accounts would be an unjustified burden
Scottish LAs struggle to meet growing demand for music lessons
Campaign group calls for 'consistency and transparency' in drive to offer free instrumental music tuition for all pupils, as record overall numbers take lessons
Antisemitism in schools review launched by DfE
Sir David Bell has been appointed to lead an independent review into how schools and colleges in England identify, respond to and prevent antisemitism
SEND reforms risk increasing costs in short term, says OBR
Government has not set out how its flagship reforms will result in savings, fiscal watchdog says.
Rugby School to open Vietnam campus from September
New setting will join schools in operation in Thailand, Japan, Nigeria and Dubai as the group continues its overseas expansion
2.7% teacher pay rise affordable over next two years, says DfE
Teachers' union leader calls government projections 'ludicrous' and 'insulting'