Policy
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Friday
10th Oct 2025
How the global ‘polycrisis’ is changing school leadership
A combination of global social, economic and environmental crises is changing the role of schools – but are we giving leaders the time, skills and resources to respond?
‘Hyper-competition’ between schools weakens inclusion, leader warns
SEND reforms should leave behind the long-established ‘market system’ of competition, the 91¶¶Òõ SEND Show hears
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‘Vacuum of information’ around SEND reforms
DfE adviser acknowledges that the government’s SEND plans are taking longer than was hopedÂ
Rural Scotland has a school buildings ‘emergency’, minister told
More than a third of Highland school buildings being in disrepair is a sign of ‘clear neglect of rural education’, hears the Scottish Parliament
Swinney says he was no ‘bystander’ during Covid exams fiasco
Scottish first minister tells UK Covid inquiry that ministers took an ‘arm’s-length’ approach to alternative qualifications and assessment during pandemic
Schools can’t ignore polarisation - we have to step up
Our young people are absorbing extreme views via social media, but schools have a unique power to combat this dangerous polarisation, says MAT chief Gulcin Sesli
Former minister: MAT inspections must not set trusts’ priorities
Former academies minister calls on DfE to set out plans for new multi-academy trust inspection regime
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Only 6 per cent of Sendcos can complete their tasks in work hours
The government’s SEND reforms must ensure that special educational needs coordinators get better support, say experts, as exclusive data reveals their ‘unsustainable’ workload
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Wednesday
8th Oct 2025
Scottish teachers in strike ballot over contact time ‘dithering’
EIS union says teachers are ‘continuing to toil under excessive workload burdens’ after a wait of more than four years for the government promise of reduced contact time to be delivered
The end of English ITT bursaries sends a worrying message
The withdrawal of teacher training bursaries for English risks undermining more than just the subject itself – and it comes at a critical time, warns Sarah Mullin