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There should be no ‘default bias’ in favour of educating pupils with additional needs in special or mainstream schools given that they can flourish in either, says ASN Tribunal

In a letter seen by 91¶¶Òõ, the education committee chair writes to the chancellor ahead of the Spring Budget setting out the need for more funding for pupils with SEND

Amid plans to cuts education budgets in Scotland, headteachers are ‘profoundly’ worried for ‘an entire generation of children’, writes the AHDS vice-president

School sector leaders are calling on the chancellor for extra funds to deal with spiralling SEND costs, the crumbling school estate and low minimum per-pupil funding

More children are starting Reception not school-ready, creating added pressures for early years staff – and this is a symptom of a wider issues in society, says this MAT leader

Online music service based on Welsh model would help teachers and boost pupil numbers, says Scottish Labour

Loss of hundreds of teachers would lead to unsustainable workload and worsening of pupil behaviour, says union

A pay increase of 36.1 per cent for school leaders would be needed if teachers were to have the same purchasing power as 2010, union says

Funding disasters at councils nationwide make it clear why schools have had to take on so many more pastoral and social care responsibilities – but that cannot hold forever, warns Sam Freedman

To restore purchasing power lost since 2010, schools would need £3.2 billion in extra funding, the think tank warns

Your essential education news this week includes the government recommending a lower teacher pay rise and schools being forced to share daily attendance data

Inquiry into additional support for learning hears of families who do not feel that their autistic child is included in mainstream school