Catholic school caught up in row over abolition of 50% cap Education secretary criticised for launching faith reforms at school with fewer pupils on free school meals
Alternative provision: Let disrupted pupils repeat year 11, says de Souza DfE should also fund ‘graduated stepdown programme of support for all year 11 leavers’
Revealed: Secret deal to let benefit fraud squad snoop on pupil data Leaders warn the move may lead to parents ‘withdrawing their children from schools’
Unregistered AP clampdown: Everything you need to know Time limits on placements, new national standards and a council-run quality-assurance process proposed by the DfE
Revealed: Locations of 16 new special schools and trusts to run 7 more It follows the announcement of 拢105m capital cash at the spring budget
DfE plans ‘national standards’ for unregistered AP Ministers say unregistered provision should be ‘an intervention, not a destination’
SEND: Some safety valve councils have ‘removed’ deficits – DfE boss Permanent secretary says government is ‘seeing some really good progress from councils’
‘New generation’ of larger music hubs revealed The number of music hubs will be reduced from 116 to 43, with the organisations covering larger areas
NAHT votes to explore ‘legal and industrial routes’ to secure Ofsted reform Government ‘under notice’ that action could follow if heads don’t get ‘meaningful answers’