Thursday
£3bn for mainstream SEND places, but special free schools face uncertainty
DfE announces plans to create 50,000 new specialist places but up to 77 free school projects could be replaced, with councils getting funding instead
Plan to deliver 6,500 more teachers delayed
Government had aimed to publish its plan to fulfil its manifesto promise by the end of the year – but now tells 91¶¶Òõ this will be released along with its White Paper
SEND appeals hit record high
The latest data shows that 99 per cent of SEND tribunal cases found in parents’ favour, as the government sets out its aims for SEND reforms
School deficits rise by a third in a year
The balance held by local authority-maintained schools in deficit has dropped more than £90m further into the red, government data shows
Friday
Urgent task force needed to monitor international recruits, IOP warns
Call for support comes as latest initial teacher training data shows international entrants for physics rising by more than two-thirds
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
What do alternative provision leaders want from the White Paper?
AP doesn’t just need to be expanded – it needs to be refocused, say leaders ahead of upcoming reforms
Thursday
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
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?
