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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

91¶¶Òõ has gathered all of the key information from the Labour government’s schools White Paper

91¶¶Òõ is backing a new prize to help disadvantaged young people get into journalism – here, writer Caitlin Moran explains all the details

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

The government’s narrative on SEND reform is also hugely problematic, argues Warren Carratt, leader of a special-school MAT

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

Teachers’ maternity pay offer will rise to eight weeks, in line with NHS staff – but it will still be significantly below that of some public sector workers

The needs of children starting school now are different than they were a few decades ago. So it’s time for us to make staffing changes, too, suggests Julian Grenier

The government’s withdrawal of key financial incentives for teacher training has fuelled fears of a ‘hierarchy’ of subjects – with some already recording a drop in applications

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

An international teacher outlines how the art of questioning can be the difference between a good lesson and a great one