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What do leaders and experts across the schools sector make of the government’s new plans for education? Tes rounds up opinions on the proposals on SEND, multi-academy trusts, disadvantage and more

As the government moves to make all schools part of a trust, Leora Cruddas explains how this can help to build a system with the capacity to keep getting better

The DfE sets out proposals for schools to produce statutory support plans for pupils with SEND and for new national inclusion standards. Here’s everything you need to know about its reform plans

Tes has gathered all of the key information from the Labour government’s schools White Paper

Tes is backing a new prize to help disadvantaged young people get into journalism – here, writer Caitlin Moran explains all the details

Schools will get access to £1.6bn inclusion funding and ‘Experts at Hand’ as part of the government’s long-awaited SEND reforms

Government announces target to halve disadvantage gap, along with plans for funding reform, a new progress measure and retention bonuses for heads

The government’s narrative on SEND reform is also hugely problematic, argues Warren Carratt, leader of a special-school MAT

Teachers’ maternity pay offer will rise to eight weeks, in line with NHS staff – but it will still be significantly below that of some public sector workers

The government’s withdrawal of key financial incentives for teacher training has fuelled fears of a ‘hierarchy’ of subjects – with some already recording a drop in applications

Students feel most connected to school when they take part in activities outside the classroom, such as sports days and school trips, suggests University of Oxford research

Findings are further proof that the government rollout of AI-generated attendance targets for individual schools has been ‘botched’, says leaders’ union