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The New Schools Network has appointed an ex-Downing Street and DfE special adviser as its director to fight for academy freedoms and free schools

GLF Schools says its £13.9m reserves provide ‘resilience’ in case government funding doesn’t cover pay rises or other costs

Consideration of ‘exceptional circumstances’ – like falling rolls and cuts to attainment challenge funding – ‘undermines credibility’ of new deal, say campaigners

CST chief executive Leora Cruddas warns that the school system is not working as well as it should for some pupils with SEND

Some SQA qualifications may not be available to home-educated young people because they include internal assessment, says new Scottish government guidance

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Northern Education Trust’s approach shows MATs with big cash balances are ‘becoming more creative’ with finances, says expert

But the number of pupils absent in the first week of this term was greater than last year, raising concerns that parent fines are not having the desired effect

The experts will work across two groups on plans to make mainstream schools more inclusive

The ‘vagueness’ of the current maths curriculum must be addressed, says the Scottish government’s specialist adviser – but he has no plans for ‘sweeping’ changes to content

The Headteachers’ Roundtable ‘strongly refutes’ several criticisms of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill published in the national press

‘Generic’ policy on SEND support risks exposing pupils to ‘inappropriate practice’, warns the government’s inclusion lead