Wednesday
Two-child benefits cap has ‘no impact’ on school readiness
Experts say scrapping controversial benefits limit would reduce child poverty but would not help the government achieve its school-readiness targets
Call for more mainstream speech and language units
Charity produces alternative White Paper seeking national availability of resourced provision and access to speech and language therapists for all schools
Thursday
Revealed: MPs’ plan to solve the SEND crisis
Ministers urged to keep EHCPs, create national standards, increase funding and ensure that mainstream staff have the training to meet a diverse range of needs
Schools gender pay gap is ‘grossly unfair’
Headteachers’ leaders urge DfE to carry out a detailed pay equality analysis, as report highlights persistent gender gaps
Friday
Revealed: The first wave of RISE support for ‘stuck’ schools
91¶¶Òõ reveals the organisations chosen to support schools through the government’s RISE programme – and the schools they are matched with
The hidden problem inside the attendance crisis
Internal truancy is a drain on teachers’ time and resources, harms pupils’ life chances – and could be about to get worse, a 91¶¶Òõ investigation reveals
DfE warned against quick-fix cuts in SEND reforms
IFS warns that any reforms that would reduce pupils’ rights to cut costs could risk a repeat of the backlash over welfare changes
