Specialist Sector

Wednesday

7th May 2025

DfE to set out costed SEND plan ‘within a year’
Government accepts recommendations for action on SEND from public spending watchdog but says it cannot commit to meeting deadlines
DfE to set out costed SEND plan ‘within a year’

Friday

2nd May 2025

Most school leaders ‘struggling’ to support pupils with SEND
Headteachers say pupils with SEND who should be taught in specialist provision have to remain in mainstream schools because of a lack of places
Teacher with class

Thursday

24th Apr 2025

Private and state schools ‘must unite to transform Scottish education’
A joint event aimed at deepening the relationship between state and private has been announced by the Scottish Council of Independent Schools and School Leaders Scotland
Private and state schools told to unite and ‘transform’ Scottish education

Tuesday

15th Apr 2025

GEMS appoints Lord Hague to advisory role
Former UK foreign secretary will advise on the opening of the international schools group’s new School of Research and Innovation
Lord Hague has been appointed to at an advisory role at international schools group GEMS Education

Thursday

10th Apr 2025

Special-school heads welcome halt to redesignation plan
Plan to create new classifications for special schools sparked a legal challenge by parents that was backed by headteachers
Students with hands up

Wednesday

9th Apr 2025

SEND deficits will keep rising without reform, council boss warns
Councils’ high-needs debts are the result of an underfunded national SEND system, says new president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services
Rachael Wardell, the incoming president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services.

Friday

28th Mar 2025

International schools worried by US anti-diversity agenda
The Council of International Schools’ executive director reveals that the sector is also concerned about the impact of US ‘policy changes and agency cuts’
Silhouettes on blocks of wood

Friday

21st Mar 2025

Ofsted inspection toolkits ‘lack coherence’ on SEND
There is a risk of SEND becoming a ‘low-risk failure’ under Ofsted plans, leader warns
Toolkit for SEND
SEND plans will fail to stop private school costs from soaring, DfE warned
Warning comes as Tes analysis reveals the local authority areas where spending has jumped by up to 477% over the past four years
SEND plans will fail to stop private school costs from soaring, DfE warned
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Thursday

20th Mar 2025

COBIS refreshes accreditation standards with DEIJB focus
Organisation also offers more clarity to schools on what they should provide in submissions as part of update
Cobis refreshes accreditation standards with DEIJB focus

Thursday

13th Mar 2025

Two international school groups announce more acquisitions
International Schools Partnership boosts Brazilian presence while Inspired Education strengthens online school portfolio with US deal
Two international school groups announce more acquisitions

Tuesday

4th Mar 2025

Are ITT ‘shortcomings’ behind special school teacher shortages?
Findings come after special schools were shown to be suffering more ‘severe’ teacher shortages than other parts of the sector
Are ITT ‘shortcomings’ behind special school teacher shortages?