Clarity is needed over the future of a mechanism currently keeping SEND deficits from bankrupting councils, a government ...

Bridget Phillipson was appointed education secretary in July following Labour’s landslide general election victory. She spoke ...

Allowing staff to take PPA off-site, moving staff training online, staggered hours and other strategies are just the gateway ...

As figures reveal a ‘dispiriting’ drop in reading for pleasure and literacy gaps persist, we are taking a trust-wide approach ...

The new government should use falling pupil numbers to boost funding for the worst-off pupils, the Education Policy Institute has said. A report from the think tank renewed its calls for better ...

Nine hundred thousand children in poverty are not eligible under the very restrictive FSM earnings threshold of £7,400 per year for those in receipt of universal credit. This leaves lots of low-income ...

His union’s strike ballot was sent to 40 non-academised colleges. Blackpool sixth form college was later withdrawn as it became an academy after the ballot went out. Out of a 62 per cent turnout, 97 ...

Coaching has become a powerful tool in educational settings, transforming the way teachers develop their practice and ...

Pupils at Kensington Aldgridge Academy KAA draw values of fearlessness, despite the Grenfell tragedy overshadowing their ...

With careful long-term planning, this can be a win-win situation. Experienced teachers who need flexibility can gain it by dedicating more of their time to mentoring ECTs and trainees across the ...

The EPI has called on the Department for Education to “conduct a fresh, transparent, evidence-informed review of whether the phonics screening check is an effective national intervention that helps ...

It’s not just councils that are bankrupt; we also need to address the top-down model of SEND policy-making itself. To solve the crisis, ministers must focus on harnessing the creative energy of local ...