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Shadow schools minister Catherine McKinnell accuses Rishi Sunak of announcing a ‘back-of-the-envelope policy’ while school roofs are ‘literally propped up’

This week’s essential education news includes a warning that teaching is becoming a ‘military tour of duty’, Sunak’s plan for a new qualification and worries about MAT finances

ASCL’s Geoff Barton argues that for all the potential merits of considering reforms to post-16 education, the teacher shortage crisis makes it unrealistic

Confederation of School Trusts chief warns leaders must help ‘re-establish the social contract’ with parents

Less than half of multi-academy trusts are confident about their long-term finances, research shows

Trust leader ‘really worried’ about impact of disruption on disadvantaged students, as union boss calls for special considerations for those taking exams

Special schools in particular may see increased cost pressures as they fund pay increases for more support staff, warn researchers

Schools minister pens explanation of why he thinks knowledge-rich learning is so important as part of the government’s Advanced British Standard plan

The direction is found in relationships and sex education guidance from the Scottish government, which is currently out for consultation

Schools are advised to alert the police immediately, but not initiate a lockdown unless told to or if there is an immediate physical threat

The programme – called Taith – was launched last year to ‘fill the gaps’ left by the UK government’s Turing programme, which provided funding to just one Welsh school last year

School leadership needs to become more ‘equity-centred’ to reflect the changing SEND landscape, says Margaret Mulholland