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Report calls on government to ensure better staffing, funding and oversight to make the SEND system work for pupils

Schools and teachers have found the support of language hubs ‘invaluable’, yet they are facing significant funding cuts

The Tasmanian government is to be the first to trial a version of England’s grouping of schools into trusts, writes Will Bickford Smith – but it won’t be adopting some aspects of the model

One trust CEO argues that too often pupils’ backgrounds are used to explain outcomes, fuelling ‘lazy’ assumptions that hold children back

School and trust leaders may see working with other settings as a drain on time and resources – but external partnerships are a lever for improvement and sustainability in challenging times, says this academic

Better quantity and quality of ingredients and financial savings have been just some of the benefits from the move, says this trust chief

Taskforce chair says it will be wrong to consider schools to be strong on inclusion if they are happy for local students ‘to be sent in a taxi elsewhere’

91¶¶Òõ reveals the organisations chosen to support schools through the government’s RISE programme – and the schools they are matched with

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

IFS warns that any reforms that would reduce pupils’ rights to cut costs could risk a repeat of the backlash over welfare changes

DfE data also shows that girls still perform best overall – but boys are improving in maths more quickly

‘Seamless continuity’ promised by DfE’s in-house property company, in announcement that follows review of all arm’s-length government bodies