Friday
Government told to ‘trust the profession’ on teacher training
Experts have their say on the government’s approach to initial teacher training, CPD and the Early Career Framework at the Schools and Academies Show
DfE: Previous government sent mixed messages on inclusion
Department claims that under the Conservatives it created special-school places for pupils who could have been educated in mainstream schools
What we can learn from Canada about SEND
Across the Atlantic better integration and stronger collaboration provide a fairer system for all, writes one MP who is part of a Commons committee investigating the SEND support crisis
DfE sets out mental health, behaviour and attendance plans
Expansion of mental health support in schools announced alongside the launch of 90 attendance and behaviour hubs
Thursday
Funding crisis ‘could leave schools unable to open’
Schools are in danger of reaching the point where cuts to staff mean that opening their gates poses health and safety risks, leaders warn
DfE considering if EHCPs are ‘right vehicle’
SEND adviser Dame Christine Lenehan says new reforms will change the ‘bureaucratic nightmare’ that the system has become
Will the teacher pay ‘farce’ continue under Labour?
Six months ago the government proposed a 2.8 per cent pay increase for 2025-26, but the size of the uplift is still yet to be decided – leaving schools with a budgeting headache yet again. Ellen Peirson-Hagger analyses data from the past decade to see what we should expect this year
10,000 teachers to be trained in PE for pupils with SEND
DfE scheme to make PE lessons more inclusive aims to reach more than 240,000 pupils over three years
Tuesday
SEND: Ofsted urged to check if schools meet legal duties
The watchdog’s focus on inclusion in schools under its proposed new inspection framework should be strengthened, MPs are told
Cam Academy Trust set to take on neighbouring trust’s schools
The Cam and ACES academy trusts announce a planned merger that would result in a 17-school MAT
