Thursday
DfE sets out how it expects schools to run SEND inclusion bases
Guidance reveals detailed plans for support and specialist inclusion bases in schools – but heads’ leaders fear the funding falls short
GEMS snaps up Jordan school, and appoints UK trust exec as Dubai head
Deal sees group expanding into another new market, amid appointment of Nick Soar to a role at a British curriculum school in Dubai
Wednesday
Badenoch calls Phillipson ‘spiteful class warrior’ over private school tax
Education secretary accuses Conservative leader of ‘comparing me to a Gestapo officer’ after heated clash in the Commons
Schools caught in ‘standoff’ over falling pupil rolls
Lords’ inquiry into falling pupil numbers also hears warnings about mixed-age classes, as well as a proposal that teachers could be retrained to work across different phases
Secondaries more likely to be marked down for attendance and behaviour
Ofsted’s latest data reveals a disparity in outcomes between primary and secondary schools in the combined inspection area of attendance and behaviour
The fall of Finland: what happened to the world’s ‘best’ schools?
Once considered one of the top education systems in the world, Finland’s performance in international league tables has recently taken a nosedive. But is this decline all that it seems? Ellen Peirson-Hagger investigates
Poorer primary schools see pupil numbers fall twice as fast
DfE urged to assess the impact of falling numbers on disadvantaged pupils and increase funding for affected schools
Tuesday
Oliver responds to MPs’ concerns about new Ofsted inspections
The education select committee questions the Ofsted chief about the impact of inspections on school leaders’ wellbeing and about controversy over the watchdog’s grade for achievement
The next PM should let education stick to the plan
A new prime minister could mean new priorities – but education has a vision that makes sense, says NAHT chief Paul Whiteman, so let’s see it through
Forfar Education picks up third school in Greece
The acquisition of Pagkrition School in Crete follows the recent addition of a private school in Rhodes to the group, and the launch of a British primary in Thessaloniki
Schools set to close amid rare red warnings of extreme heat
Scores of schools across England announce they will close or finish early over the next few days as record-breaking temperatures predicted
My week as... principal of St George’s International School in Luxembourg
Zeba Clarke talks to Emma Seith about her ‘fundamental commitment’ to building ‘a happy school’ – and why this includes making time to teach every week
