John Roberts
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SEND and inclusion editor at Tes. Dad of 2. SEND parent.
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Major changes on the horizon for schools from September and beyond.
@jasminenorden.bsky.social
has pulled it altogether here for
@tesmagazine.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
3 days ago
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The next academic year brings a huge amount of change for schools to manage and implement. Is your school ready?
@jasminenorden.bsky.social
has all the details here:
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
(A fantastic timeline from our art director Nige, too!)
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Excellent piece by
@johngroberts.bsky.social
assessing the tension between Ofsted findings and inclusion in schools. Data says nearly 90% of schools meet the expected standard but policymakers appear to want major changes.
@tesmagazine.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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Are schools as inclusive as Ofsted grades suggest?
Almost nine in 10 schools are making the grade in Ofstedâs inclusion checks - but is the system working?
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/are-schools-inclusive-ofsted-grades-suggest-send-inclusion
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Tes magazine
10 days ago
Sendcos need better pay, more strategic input and monthly supervision sessions to prevent âburnoutâ, according to leaders
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All Sendcos âneed clinical supervision to stop burnoutâ
Education leaders call for more support for Sendcos as the role becomes increasingly demanding
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/all-sendcos-need-clinical-supervision-stop-burnout
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Specialist provision packages are set to underpin the support pupils with the most complex SEND receive in a reformed system but leaders are concerned that children could fall through the gaps and highlight widespread problems with the categories the DfE has suggested.
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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Schools face âimpossibleâ SEND support package plans, experts warn
âBizarreâ government proposals risk lumping together pupils with vastly different needs, and stripping out mental health support, leaders tell Tes
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/specialist-sector/schools-face-impossible-send-support-package-plans
10 days ago
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12 days ago
Some news - I have rejoined
@tesmagazine.bsky.social
as senior writer! I'll be working on features and analysis about schools and beyond. Drop me a line on
[email protected]
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Ofsted is a âdriver of miseryâ and a danger to safe working conditions for school staff, the incoming president of the NAHT school leadersâ union will warn as its conference gets underway in Belfast today.
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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Ofsted is a âdriver of miseryâ, says new NAHT president
Dave Woods will also tell the unionâs annual conference that education staff are now âfrontline fightersâ against âdark forces of hateâ
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/ofsted-danger-school-staff-wellbeing-naht-president-dave-woods
17 days ago
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Really good piece by
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investigating the rise in suspensions among primary school pupils.
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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The complex story behind rising suspensions in primary schools
Suspensions have risen in primary schools but fallen in secondaries. Here, education leaders tell Tes what they think is behind the contrasting trends
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/rise-primary-school-suspensions-worries-school-leaders
17 days ago
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Ministers are being warned that âmanyâ schools may lack the capacity to manage complaints about the individual support plans (ISP) proposed in the governmentâs special educational needs reforms. Story from select committee chair Helen Hayes' letter to DfE.
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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SEND: Support plan complaints could âoverwhelmâ schools, ministers warned
Commons Education Select Committee chair Helen Hayes raises concerns over government SEND reforms
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/send-support-plan-complaints-overwhelm-schools-ministers-warned
17 days ago
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Tes magazine
18 days ago
Ambassadors for the DfEâs flexible-working scheme have voiced concerns that the programme did not reach the schools âmost in needâ of support, a government review finds
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Flexible-working scheme fails to reach schools most in need of help
Only 3 per cent of school leaders were even aware of the government's programme to increase flexible working after its first year, says DfE report
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/dfe-flexible-working-scheme-fails-reach-schools-most-need-help
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Academy trusts boosted the amount of money they raised themselves by nearly 25 per cent in a year, Tes analysis shows.
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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Trustsâ self-generated income rises 25% to ÂŁ366m
Academy trusts are raising more cash themselves, but there are concerns over growing disparities in the sector
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/academy-trusts-self-generated-income-rises
18 days ago
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19 days ago
Digital literacy should be taught across all subjects, says
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reports
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Digital literacy should be taught across subjects, says AQA
Exam board says digital literacy should not be optional if young people are to be prepared for the demands of modern life
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/digital-literacy-should-be-taught-across-subjects-says-aqa
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21 days ago
Phones in school: Labour's committed to reviewing its guidance via the national behaviour survey and updating 'if needed' by September 2027. Worth noting that the DfE's last survey found far more teachers than students said phone policies were being followed...
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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Tes magazine
21 days ago
The DfEâs annual academy trust accounts report offers several key sector insights, including: đ¸ More trusts in deficit đ¸ Trusts get millions in extra government support đ¸ More trusts paying at least one person ÂŁ150K or more
@jabedahmed.bsky.social
has the full details here âŹď¸
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7 key findings from annual academy trust accounts report
The DfE's sector-wide report and accounts show deficits rising, higher staff costs and millions of pounds of extra financial support
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/7-key-findings-annual-academy-trust-accounts-report
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24 days ago
New Tes research shows most teachers do not feel equipped to support pupils experiencing emotionally based school avoidance. Greater investment in specialist support from health and social care professionals, and training and resources for schools is essential.
https://bit.ly/4u7cabY
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Most teachers âdonât know how to support students with EBSAâ
With new Tes research highlighting the problem of emotionally based school avoidance, leaders warn that the governmentâs attendance drive is not tackling the issues keeping children out of the classro...
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/most-teachers-dont-know-how-support-students-ebsa-school-attendance
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Tes magazine
26 days ago
An independent inquiry triggered after a Jewish MPâs visit to a Bristol school was postponed last year has concluded that neither the school nor the trust involved are antisemitic
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McVittie review: No evidence of antisemitism at Bristol Brunel Academy
Independent review finds that lobbying groups did not influence the school or trust in the decision to postpone a Jewish MPâs visit last year
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/mcvittie-review-no-evidence-antisemitism-bristol-brunel-academy
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New
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research has identified 73 SEND magnet schools where the level of pupils with EHCPs is markedly higher than would be expected given the rates in their local area. It has also found they tend to achieve negative Progress 8 scores.
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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Revealed: The âriskâ SEND magnet schools face with Progress 8
The accountability penalty that schools can suffer for having a good reputation for supporting students with SEND is highlighted by new research
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/progress-8-accountabilty-send-magnet-schools
26 days ago
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28 days ago
More on the plans set out today, which would put existing guidance on a statutory footing. (The guidance doesnât say phones canât be taken to school, but that they should be stored out of sight eg in lockers.)
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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Tes magazine
28 days ago
Exclusive: More than 70 staff at the Harris Federation are at risk of redundancy, with CEO Sir Dan Moynihan telling Tes the cuts have been proposed largely because of falling pupil rolls
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More than 70 Harris Federation staff at risk of redundancy
CEO Sir Dan Moynihan tells Tes the cuts have been proposed mainly because of declining pupil rolls at schools in London
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/teachers-at-risk-of-redundancy-harris-federation
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Education minister Olivia Bailey met with resistance after telling MPs the gov't âalready solvedâ the problem of phones in schools this week. A day later, the PM told tech leaders the risks children face on social media âcanât go on like thisâ.
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Banning phones in schools 'already solved', claims minister
Education minister Olivia Bailey comes under fire as MPs reject Lords' proposal for a statutory ban on phones in schools
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/banning-phones-schools-already-solved-claims-minister
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Tes magazine
about 1 month ago
17 sector leaders have been appointed as regional co-chairs for a programme aimed at raising standards in the âforgotten middleâ of the school system
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Key stage 3 alliance announces regional co-chairs
The regional co-chairs will lead schools and trusts to share good practice on what works in early secondary school
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/secondary/key-stage-3-alliance-announces-regional-co-chairs
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Tes magazine
about 1 month ago
Exclusive: The White Paper plan for a training entitlement for teachers âisnât an entitlement in any meaningful senseâ, says Teacher Development Trust chief and former DfE official Gareth Conyard
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Gareth Conyard: DfE plan for teacher-training entitlement is âdisingenuousâ
In an exclusive interview, the chief executive of the Teacher Development Trust questions the governmentâs plan for a new teacher-training entitlement and its decision to fund only three years of SEND training
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/gareth-conyard-dfe-plan-teacher-training-entitlement-disingenuous
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âInclusion at scale isnât about intent â itâs about intentional system designâ: Amanda Goldthorpe-Hall shares the findings from her research into inclusion bases in mainstream schools
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SEND: 4 ways to set up a successful inclusion base
With the government planning for every secondary to have an inclusion base, one school business leader who researched mainstream SEND provision for her MBA shares key advice on getting these units right
https://www.tes.com/magazine/leadership/strategy/send-setting-up-inclusion-base-in-school
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The government has set out a raft of reforms to make mainstream schools more inclusive for pupils with SEND, but leaders warn they have not pulled on "the biggest lever they have": making changes to curriculum and assessment. My long read for
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www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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Where are the âbig leversâ of curriculum and assessment in SEND reforms?
For a more inclusive system, ministers must rethink what children learn and how success is measured, say school leaders - who fear that an opportunity has been missed on curriculum and assessment
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/curriculum-assessment-big-levers-absent-send-reform
about 1 month ago
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Pleased to see BBC's covered the underachievement of white working-class girls - an often overlooked issue:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
Here's my long read from last Sept on this:
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
And my investigation revealing a sharp drop in GCSE results:
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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How the system forgot about white working-class girls
While the underachievement of white working-class boys has attracted political attention, the struggles of disadvantaged white girls continue to be overlooked. School leaders tell Tes why this needs t...
https://www.tes.com/magazine/analysis/general/improving-white-working-class-girls-outcomes-in-schools
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about 2 months ago
Three-quarters of teachers consider quitting due to burnout -
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reports
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Three-quarters of teachers consider quitting due to burnout
Most teachers say stress at work has affected their teaching, with one in three describing the impact as âsevereâ, NASUWT research shows
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/most-teachers-consider-leaving-because-of-stress-burnout-workload
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Tes magazine
about 2 months ago
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announced as co-chair of expert SEND panel that will develop national inclusion standards and specialist provision packages
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Tom Rees to co-chair expert SEND panel
Academy trust CEO will help lead group in developing national inclusion standards and specialist provision packages
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/specialist-sector/tom-rees-co-chair-expert-send-panel
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Tes magazine
about 2 months ago
Exclusive: The government wants an inclusion base in every secondary school â but how will it achieve this?
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uncovers the challenges the DfE will have to overcome
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Revealed: The DfEâs âenormousâ challenge with inclusion bases
The government wants an inclusion base in every mainstream secondary but lacks basic data on what specialist facilities already exist â and Tes analysis reveals huge regional gaps in provision
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/difficulty-putting-inclusion-bases-in-every-school-send-reforms
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Tom Rees will co-chair an expert DfE panel developing national inclusion standards and specialist provision packages.
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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Tom Rees to co-chair expert SEND panel
Academy trust CEO will help lead group in developing national inclusion standards and specialist provision packages
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/specialist-sector/tom-rees-co-chair-expert-send-panel
about 2 months ago
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The average sized primary school will get ÂŁ14k next year through the government's new fund to bolster mainstream inclusion.
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Primary schools to get ÂŁ14K inclusion funding on average
The average secondary school will receive ÂŁ48,000 next year through the new Inclusive Mainstream Fund, the DfE announces
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/specialist-sector/how-much-inclusion-funding-will-schools-get-send
about 2 months ago
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Tes magazine
about 2 months ago
Vaping should not be allowed in schools under any circumstances, new guidance from the Scottish government advises
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National guidance advises complete ban on vapes in Scottish schools
Schools told of legal responsibility to dispose of vapes and lithium batteries safely in new government guidance that also addresses other substances and their use in schools
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/scotland-guidance-complete-ban-vapes-schools
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Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the NEU has said that Reform UK would make education a âhostile placeâ for many children. Responding the party's education spokesperson Suella Braverman said the comments show âeverything that is wrong with our education systemâ.
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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NEU: Reform would make education âhostile placeâ for many children
General secretary Daniel Kebede, speaking ahead of his union's annual conference, warns that Reform is pushing 'divisive messages' - while Reform says 'unions are driving down standards'
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/neu-union-warns-about-reform-education-policy
about 2 months ago
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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
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www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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Disadvantaged schools more likely to be graded down on achievement
Heads in deprived areas warn that grades awarded by Ofsted for its new achievement category are âdemoralisingâ and fail to take their challenging circumstances into account
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/disadvantaged-schools-marked-down-by-Ofsted-on-achievement
about 2 months ago
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. "Most of the nearly 6,000 secondary teachers surveyed by
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wanted students to wear a smart uniform of trousers, tie and blazer. But a sizeable minority opted for âjogging trousers and polo shirtâ.
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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Scrap smart uniforms, say nearly half of secondary teachers
An increased focus on inclusion and cost means some schools are revising their uniform policies. But teachers are divided and leaders are less convinced of the need for change, exclusive polling revea...
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/scrap-smart-school-uniforms-say-many-secondary-teachers
about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
Special schools in England more than 10,000 pupils over capacity -
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Special schools more than 10,000 pupils over capacity
The proportion of special schools that are full or over capacity is far higher than for mainstream schools, the latest DfE figures show
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/specialist-sector/special-schools-more-10000-pupils-over-capacity
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Tes magazine
2 months ago
Teachers should get a pay rise of at least 7% over 3 years to avoid school staff shortages, says
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in response to the DfEâs 6.5% proposal
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6.5% teacher pay rise ârisks reversingâ recruitment gains
Teachers will need at least a 7 per cent increase over three years to keep pace with other professions, says National Foundation for Educational Research
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/proposed-teacher-pay-risks-reversing-recruitment-gains
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Tes magazine
2 months ago
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
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Why weâll fund new ideas about attendance and parental engagement
The New Schools Networkâs Innovation Pilot Programme will invest in new ideas to tackle two of the most stubborn barriers in education, explains Meg Powell-Chandler
https://www.tes.com/magazine/analysis/general/new-schools-network-fund-ideas-attendance-parental-engagement
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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 âfashion pressuresâ as one leader puts it?
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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. đ
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/teachers-worried-about-impact-screen-time-reading
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Teachers worried about impact of screen time on reading
School staff are also concerned about a lack of parent support on reading, research shows, while heads warn reading for pleasure has been âsqueezed out of the curriculumâ
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/teachers-worried-about-impact-screen-time-reading
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Tes magazine
2 months ago
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
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Phillipson launches KS3 commission
The Key Stage 3 Alliance will form part of the governmentâs universal RISE school improvement offer, education secretary tells ASCL annual conference
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/secondary/phillipson-launches-ks3-commission
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2 months ago
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
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Red tape blocks school funding for children in care, finds Ofsted
Teachers tell the watchdog that working with different local authorities with different processes can be frustrating when trying to support vulnerable pupils
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/red-tape-blocks-school-funding-children-care-finds-ofsted
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Councils have been warned they face âheightened scrutinyâ 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...
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Deliver on SEND or lose services, ministers warn councils
SEND reform plans are needed by June - and government will withdraw services from failing authorities, local officers have been warned
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/specialist-sector/deliver-send-or-lose-services-ministers-warn-councils
2 months ago
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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.
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Lack of space in schools could halt inclusion drive, DfE warned
The governmentâs SEND plans involve thousands of pupils being taught in new âinclusion basesâ -Â but many school sites donât have space to create them, say leaders
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/schools-lack-space-for-send-inclusion-bases
2 months ago
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Councils have been warned they face âheightened scrutinyâ 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...
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Deliver on SEND or lose services, ministers warn councils
SEND reform plans are needed by June - and government will withdraw services from failing authorities, local officers have been warned
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/specialist-sector/deliver-send-or-lose-services-ministers-warn-councils
2 months ago
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Tes magazine
2 months ago
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
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Ofsted rejects 9 in 10 complaints about schools
The vast majority of complaints that qualified for Ofsted investigation last year did not lead to an immediate inspection, watchdog says
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/ofsted-rejects-complaints-against-schools
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2 months ago
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.
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DfE estimates of schoolsâ costs âdisingenuousâ
Leaders say the governmentâs claim that schools can afford teacher pay rises ignores their growing costs, including the prospect of energy price hikes due to the Middle East conflict
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/school-funding-dfe-estimates-of-school-costs-criticised
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Tes magazine
2 months ago
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 theyâre learning about it in school
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Voting at 16: why students should practise what we teach
The plan to lower the voting age makes sense because our current system denies students who are learning about democracy the chance to participate in it, says this teacher
https://www.tes.com/magazine/analysis/secondary/lowering-the-voting-age-to-16-makes-sense
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Tes magazine
2 months ago
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 Childrenâs Wellbeing and Schools Bill
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Social media ban for under-16s rejected by MPs
Defeated amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill was supported by the House of Lords and teaching unions
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/social-media-ban-under-16s-rejected-mps
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Pleased to (briefly!) appear on todayâs
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to highlight the staffing and resource challenges behind these pressures.
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