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Schools will be inspected by Ofsted on vocational offering, but sector leaders want more details on multiple aspects of the plans

The intensive training and practice grant will only be given to training providers that tailor their content to supporting pupils with SEND and adaptive teaching

Lara Newman received £140,000 in severance after LocatED was absorbed into DfE, according to the firm’s final accounts

DfE tasks the controversial quango with supporting the development of the revised national curriculum and AI tutors

Trust leaders concerned over plans that could force schools to spend more on SEND support before applying for ‘top-up’ funds

The government’s current focus is on ‘reading proficiency over pleasure’, a report by the Commons Education Select Committee warns

The union’s decision comes after it was revealed that schools will have to fund half of next year’s teacher pay rise themselves

Primary school rolls are now predicted to shrink by almost half a million over five years, and the fall in secondary numbers will be twice as steep as previously forecast

The DfE publishes its updated guidance for academy trusts – but gives trusts an extra month to implement the changes

DfE consulting on plans to give schools more upfront funding for SEND provision, but also raise the £6,000 per pupil threshold for applying for top-up cash

DfE announces delay to the sports partnership network that will replace the PE and sport premium, but says primary schools will receive more transitional funding

Negotiations come amid growing industrial action by the teaching union, with school leaders telling 91¶¶Òõ that disputes have left them feeling ‘distressed’ and ‘exploited’