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Half of councils face insolvency over £5bn SEND deficit ticking timebomb
More than half of councils have warned they will become insolvent when a measure keeping spiralling SEND deficits off their ...
Schools Week17h
How we’ll help the sector deliver its ambition of inclusion
Our new toolkits are all informed by our working definition of inclusion, and we welcome any views on this working definition ...
Schools Week1d
Five reforms the select committee SEND inquiry must deliver
In December, the education select committee launched a much-needed inquiry into the provision of education for children with ...
Schools Week1d
Private special schools charging £100k fees failed standards checks
The Labour government plans new powers to intervene more quickly when private schools fail. Schools Week investigates ...
Schools Week1d
Trust centralisation can’t be judged on numbers alone
In highly centralised trusts (with an 80-per cent or more level of centralisation), average per-pupil end-to-end costs are ...
Schools Week1d
How to ensure the new curriculum boosts growth
A broad and balanced curriculum and employer-led project-based learning will involve hard choices. It is not a simple change.
Schools Week2d
Free school gets £500k government bailout after wage increase
A private school-turned-academy was left with a major deficit after raising staff wages to national pay scales ...
Schools Week3d
Why more schools should be courting the media spotlight
Getting on the front foot in the media could help engage the next generation of teachers. It could unlock greater support ...
Schools Week3d
Free School Meals check system redesign to boost take-up
The government is redesigning its system for checking free school meals eligibility to allow parents and schools to use it ...
Schools Week3d
Pay and curriculum freedom reforms won’t affect us, say most CEOs
Most trust CEOs say reforms that strip away academy freedoms on pay and curriculum would have no impact on their ability to ...