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Flagship fund to improve inclusion in mainstream schools ‘won’t go very far at all’, and a clear national strategy is needed on how to use it, government is told

MPs dismiss warnings that forcing thousands of schools to publish two sets of financial accounts would be an unjustified burden

Campaign group calls for ‘consistency and transparency’ in drive to offer free instrumental music tuition for all pupils, as record overall numbers take lessons

Government has not set out how its flagship reforms will result in savings, fiscal watchdog says.

Teachers’ union leader calls government projections ‘ludicrous’ and ‘insulting’

Professional bodies back bigger roles in schools for educational psychologists, occupational and speech and language therapists – but say they already struggle to meet demand

91¶¶Òõ sets out the timeline for key reforms included in this week’s schools White Paper and associated plans to overhaul the SEND system

The DfE sets out proposals for schools to produce statutory support plans for pupils with SEND and for new national inclusion standards. Here’s everything you need to know about its reform plans

Schools will get access to £1.6bn inclusion funding and ‘Experts at Hand’ as part of the government’s long-awaited SEND reforms

Government announces target to halve disadvantage gap, along with plans for funding reform, a new progress measure and retention bonuses for heads

Leaders raise concern that the government’s fees plan could lead to ‘catastrophic’ loss of independent special school provision

The government’s key manifesto pledge to deliver 6,500 more teachers could hinge on recruitment into special schools and AP: here’s why that’s a challenge