Friday
How we’re turning TAs into SEND specialists
A trust leader explains how the Level 5 Specialist Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship could be key to upskilling staff
Revealed: how RISE money is being spent
Nearly £19 million has already been spent on the government’s school improvement plan – but there are concerns over where the rest will come from
‘Labour needs to come clean on whether it plans to cut school funding’
The government needs to be honest about where it is going to find £6 billion for SEND, argues Laura Trott
International schools told to prioritise student wellbeing
Student wellbeing is ‘no longer an add-on’ or ‘a side topic’ – it is ‘a key measure of a high-performing school’, says ISC Research
Thursday
Almost 40% of mat leave returners leave teaching within 4 years
The first year following return from maternity leave carries greatest risk of attrition, according to data from a charity for parent-educators
DfE to ‘cap profits’ of supply teacher agencies in savings drive
Schools will be expected to use a new government-backed framework for hiring supply teachers, department says
Why languages provision in Scottish schools needs urgent review
The number of school leavers in Scotland with a basic level of competence in a foreign language is plummeting, says Lorna Milne, who sets out what should happen now
Lowered secondary teacher recruitment target is still missed
While primary has exceeded its goal for postgraduate teacher recruitment, secondary is still below the target, government data shows
Wednesday
Getting accountability right is ‘key’ to SEND reforms, says minister
Schools minister Georgia Gould was taking part in the first public online event in a series discussing the government’s planned SEND reforms
Why attendance data tells you less than you think
The government is focusing huge amounts of attention and funding on trying to solve the attendance crisis. But how sure are we that steps to tackle persistent absence will actually lead to a significant shift in outcomes?
Tuesday
MPs grill Phillipson on SEND, phones and Ofsted
Education secretary Bridget Phillipson faces Commons Education Select Committee after government Budget sparks SEND controversy
‘Government’s confused free school policy is harming outcomes’
Delays and confusion over the opening of new free schools is putting pupil outcomes at risk, argues Meg Powell-Chandler
