The statutory SEN route has been justified in terms of the protection of provision it gives parents, even if it is often a ...

But there is a light breaking through. Amid the noise, the government has quietly begun to take curriculum seriously. The ...

Pupils who are “very settled” in special schools will not be forced to move under the government’s plans to meet more needs ...

She asked what work the government was doing to “make sure that there’s clear guidance, but also to make sure that the ...

In previous years, the statutory guidance has tended to be published in May or June, before coming into force the following September. In an email today, the DfE said: “We will publish keeping ...

Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School went from being rated 'inadequate' to 'outstanding' by Ofsted in 10 years. Headteacher ...

Reducing demand is vital to improving this vital service, and those who repeatedly abuse it should be sanctioned ...

For children experiencing Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA), the groundwork for a successful return to school in ...

Members of the National Education Union (NEU) at 14 Outwood Grange academies will be staging walkouts across 10 days in July, ...

Four of the government’s five missions – on crime, health and growth as well as opportunity – all revolve directly around investing in children and young people. Ministers understand this, and are ...

GMB’s national officer Kevin Brandstatter called the offer a “real terms pay cut” and “one of the worst in the public sector”. “Offering teachers 4 per cent and badly paid school support staff and ...

Cleverly was appointed education secretary by Boris Johnson in July 2022. It came in the wake of an exodus of ministers from ...