General
Tuesday
18th Nov 2025
No ‘positive outcomes’ in SEND inspections this summer
Just one out of 18 SEND area inspections carried out by Ofsted and the CQC so far this year has resulted in the top inspection rating, data shows
Staff wellbeing at its lowest since 2019, data shows
More than a third of education staff are also at risk of clinical depression, according to charity Education Support
Monday
17th Nov 2025
Reform deputy says pupils wearing ear defenders in class is ‘insane’
Reform’s deputy leader claims there is ‘over-diagnosis’ of neurodiverse conditions, appearing at an event where a former Ofsted chief says dyslexia just means ‘bad at reading’
EPI chief executive Natalie Perera moving to AQA
The exam board has also appointed United Learning’s director of curriculum and assessment as its chief qualifications officer
Friday
14th Nov 2025
15-fold increase in DfE influencer spend since 2022
Exclusive data obtained by 91¶¶Òõ shows the Department for Education spent more than £200,000 on influencer marketing from April to October this year
Exclusive
Extra enrichment isn’t possible, teachers warn
The DfE is introducing enrichment benchmarks to push schools to deliver more extracurricular clubs – but research shows that teachers are already working unpaid and out of hours to deliver such activities
Exclusive
Thursday
13th Nov 2025
Pupil absence remains ‘stubbornly high’ this year
Analysis of 2025-26 attendance rates so far shows absence levels remain similar to figures from the same time last year
Some primaries have ‘six times’ more pupils with SEND
Uneven spread of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities puts ‘significant pressure’ on inclusive schools, warns report
SEND register decisions are a ‘mystery’, warn experts
Lack of guidance on using the SEND register leaves schools under- and over-recording pupils as needing support for special educational needs and disabilities, say leaders
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Wednesday
12th Nov 2025
DfE announces 36 new attendance and behaviour hubs
The latest cohort brings the total number of hub lead schools to 57, with more expected to be announced
Phillipson urged to outline how DfE will ‘co-create’ SEND reforms
Education committee chair Helen Hayes asks education secretary for ‘specific’ steps being taken to involve schools and parents in plans as ‘equal participants’
DfE sets AI-powered attendance targets for schools
Headteachers’ leaders dismiss new individual attendance targets for every school as a ‘Whitehall diktat’ that will be an extra burden on staff