. @tomrees.bsky.social announced as co-chair of expert SEND panel that will develop national inclusion standards and specialist provision packages www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Exclusive: The government wants an inclusion base in every secondary school – but how will it achieve this? @johngroberts.bsky.social uncovers the challenges the DfE will have to overcome

Tom Rees will co-chair an expert DfE panel developing national inclusion standards and specialist provision packages. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

The average sized primary school will get £14k next year through the government's new fund to bolster mainstream inclusion. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Vaping should not be allowed in schools under any circumstances, new guidance from the Scottish government advises

Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the NEU has said that Reform UK would make education a “hostile place” for many children. Responding the party's education spokesperson Suella Braverman said the comments show “everything that is wrong with our education system”. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Schools inspected under new framework with highest proportion of disadvantaged pupils are almost three times more likely to be marked down by Ofsted on their achievement grade than schools with the lowest proportion, Tes can reveal. Great piece by @cerysturner.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Interesting piece by @ktorm-social1.bsky.social . "Most of the nearly 6,000 secondary teachers surveyed by @teachertapp.bsky.social wanted students to wear a smart uniform of trousers, tie and blazer. But a sizeable minority opted for “jogging trousers and polo shirt”. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Special schools in England more than 10,000 pupils over capacity - @johngroberts.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Teachers should get a pay rise of at least 7% over 3 years to avoid school staff shortages, says @thenfer.bsky.social in response to the DfE’s 6.5% proposal

The New Schools Network is starting an Innovation Pilot Programme to fund schools and organisations to test approaches to tackle barriers to education. Its director, Meg Powell-Chandler, explains all

Could ditching smart uniforms help schools to be more inclusive - both to pupils with SEND and those from lower income families? Or does a strict dress code help to raise standards, define school culture and avoid “fashion pressures” as one leader puts it?

Sarah Hannafin (NAHT head of policy) tells Tes that school leaders are concerned that reading for pleasure has been squeezed out of the curriculum and schools need the space to change that. 📚 https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/teachers-worried-about-impact-screen-time-reading

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson announces a new Key Stage 3 Alliance aimed at sharing best practice for teaching students in the early years of secondary #ASCL2026

School funding for children in care is being restricted by the need for staff to navigate bureaucratic red tape between different councils, Ofsted analysis finds

Councils have been warned they face “heightened scrutiny” over special educational needs and disabilities reforms - and that those found to be failing could have services taken off them, in a hard-hitting letter from government ministers. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

The Department for Education is being warned that its planned expansion of inclusion bases for pupils with special educational needs could be thwarted by a lack of space and site restrictions in schools. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Councils have been warned they face “heightened scrutiny” over special educational needs and disabilities reforms - and that those found to be failing could have services taken off them, in a hard-hitting letter from government ministers. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

The vast majority of complaints made to Ofsted about schools last year were rejected, the watchdog says, with only around 25 resulting in an immediate inspection

The cost pressures facing schools - which could now include energy price hikes due to conflict in the Middle East - make DfE claims about 'financial headroom' completely wrong, leaders warn. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Lowering the voting age to 16 makes sense, writes teacher Simon Lightman, because it will give students the chance to participate in democracy at the time when they’re learning about it in school

A proposal to ban under-16s from using social media, supported by the House of Lords, has been rejected by MPs in a vote on the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

Pleased to (briefly!) appear on today’s @goodmorningbritain.bsky.social to highlight the staffing and resource challenges behind these pressures.

While Dr Sue Franklin welcomes the challenge to the concept of an autism spectrum by Professor Uta Frith in a recent Tes interview, she argues that the model Frith uses is wrong and that her ideas could be harmful for autistic girls

Half of school staff experience major challenges supporting students who have special educational needs and disabilities, according to the Tes Teacher Wellbeing Report 2026. Full story here: www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Exclusive: The leader of the Green Party will headline the @neunion.bsky.social conference in Brighton this month, the union has revealed, after polling showed a sharp drop in support for Labour among its members

Excl: Gov't pledge to build libraries in all primary schools by the end of this Parliament may include converting “storage” areas such as cloakrooms and corridors. Treasury previously committed over £10m in funding, now rising to £12.5m. @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

School leaders have warned that the government proposals for funding mainstream inclusion are “extremely unrealistic” and risk there not being enough provision to meet demand. @jabedahmed.bsky.social with the full analysis below www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Excl: DfE warned that workforce shortages could affect delivery of its £1.8bn “experts at hand” SEND plan by 2028. Professional bodies welcome the investment, but raise doubts on timeline of delivery. @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

“There are severe shortages nationally, with provision varying enormously across local authorities... far more people want to train as EPs than there are funded places available.” EPI's @jzuccollo.bsky.social spoke to @ktorm-social1.bsky.social about the gov't's experts at hand plan.

Do Labour’s plans for SEND reform sound familiar? @ellencph.bsky.social examines the similarities with the pre-2014 system that was introduced by Tony Blair’s Labour government

Great analysis by @jabedahmed.bsky.social on where we are on a journey to getting all schools into trusts which has once again emerged as a govt goal. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

At least two local authorities are already looking at establishing their own multi-academy trusts under plans set out in the government’s schools White Paper. By @cerysturner.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Making schools responsible for individual statutory plans for all students with special educational needs risks “overwhelming” Sendcos and leaders, experts have warned. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

After long-awaited details regarding plans to recruit 6500 teachers were revealed this week, new @yougov.co.uk polling shows most adults now view teaching as an unappealing career, with only a small minority finding it “very appealing”. @tesmagazine.bsky.social

I have written this piece for @tesmagazine.bsky.social on the ambitions and challenges around the DfE SEND reforms and end with a personal note, as a parent of a child with special needs, about the importance and value of special schools.

While there is a sense of relief in the sector following the government publishing its SEND reform plans, Tes' inclusion editor @johngroberts.bsky.social sets out the challenges that still lie ahead – for the DfE, for schools and for families of pupils with SEND

Also yesterday: How is Labour planning to reform SEND? www.tes.com/magazine/new... @johngroberts.bsky.social

£4bn SEND reform plan lands: £1.6bn for inclusion funding, £1.8bn for local specialist teams, new ISPs, and big changes to EHCPs from 2029. @johngroberts.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Second all the details of the White Paper proposals from @cerysturner.bsky.social - including all schools in trusts, retention bonuses for new heads, funding reform... www.tes.com/magazine/new...

“the move away from EHCPs towards school-led plans raises my concerns about potential increased pressure on already stretched mainstream schools” The sector reacts to the Schools White Paper and SEND reforms: a really comprehensive overview here www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

So we finally have the White Paper and SEND documents - @tesmagazine.bsky.social has all you need to know. First, the SEND reform proposals - including EHCP restrictions/standardisation and new individual plans for schools to create - from @johngroberts.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Mainstream schools will be expected to produce new statutory support plans for pupils with SEND, while new national inclusion standards are also set to be introduced, the government has announced in its long-awaited SEND reforms

The DfE has announced plans for significant changes to the school system in its White Paper published today – here is everything you need to know…

Schools in England will be given access to a new 'inclusive mainstream fund' of £1.6 billion as part of a wider £4 billion spending package announced tonight - @johngroberts.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Schools will get access to a new £1.6bn inclusion fund and a bank of specialists in their local area, the government announced tonight, as part of a £4bn spending plan for SEND reform

The government is expected to call for all schools to be part of a trust in its White Paper on Monday, Tes understands. @johngroberts.bsky.social has the full story on this – and other key proposals trailed by the DfE – here ⬇️

This is a particularly important story from @johngroberts.bsky.social. Recruitment into the Specialist sector really does need a coherent strategic vision.

Exclusive: More than a quarter of schools are yet to get an AI-generated attendance target that the DfE said every school was set last term, findings suggest