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Revealed: The DfE’s ‘enormous’ challenge with inclusion bases
The government wants an inclusion base in every mainstream secondary but lacks basic data on what specialist facilities already exist - and Tes analysis reveals huge regional gaps in provision
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Major funding squeeze risks teacher training quality, providers warn
Financial pressures are already forcing teacher training providers to close subjects and move training online, NASBTT research warns
Top schools ‘shutting out’ disadvantaged students with SEND
Secondary schools with the best exam results have fewer students receiving both free school meals and SEN support than live in their catchment areas, report warns
Attendance target not ‘ambitious’ enough, government warned
Children's commissioner is among those calling on ministers to restore absence to pre-Covid levels
Dame Alison Peacock: Use AI to test oracy skills
Assessing oracy through AI would put 'no increased burden' on teachers, says the head of the Chartered College of Teaching
International group grows in Greece with EYFS-primary plans
Forfar Education announces plans for a new British curriculum primary school in Thessaloniki and the acquisition of a pre-school near the city
Why early years settings need to reduce noise and ‘visual clutter’
Pre-school children's brains are less able to filter out visual and auditory distractions – but their settings are among the noisiest and busiest, says early years expert
What will it take to get all schools into trusts?
Tes investigates the challenges of achieving the White Paper target of bringing every school into a strong trust – and the incentives that could be necessary to fulfil it
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 'demoralising' and fail to take their challenging circumstances into account
NEU: Reform would make education ‘hostile place’ 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'
New regional director sets out RISE priorities
Nigel Minns becomes East Midlands regional director for the school improvement programme after serving as a director of children's services for eight years
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
Single national approach to teacher induction essential, says GTCS
Shake-up of Teacher Induction Scheme must include consigning the term 'probationer' to the past, says General Teaching Council for Scotland
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
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 reveals
6.5% teacher pay rise ‘risks reversing’ 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