The government plans to introduce new “quality assurance frameworks” backed by “national standards” on unregistered alternative provision. The Department for Education will today launch...
The locations of 16 new special schools have been revealed, as ministers also named seven academy trusts selected to run seven other specialist settings...
Our Alternative Big Listen, launched last week, complements but may also undermine Ofsted’s own Big Listen. We intend it to be helpful and insightful...
Some councils taking part in the government’s “safety valve” SEND deficit reduction programme have “removed” their deficits, a top civil servant has said. Susan...
Schools have been “sidelined” in favour of “populist talk on immigration, polarised positions on trans rights and removing the right to protest”, a headteachers’...
Only recognised in UK adults since 2008, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is highly under-diagnosed. Children whose symptoms manifest internally often fly under the...
An academy trust leader has called for greater transparency over how Ofsted handles complaints after revealing how he persuaded senior officials to “set aside”...
The Department for Education is considering drawing up GAG pooling guidance following controversies over the amounts trusts take from school budgets. The move would...
Academy trust leaders pioneering new state-run, independent special schools have opened up about their plans, saying if they “get it right, we could save...