John Dickens | Schools Week Education News, Policy & School Leadership Insight Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:39:45 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/2019/09/SW-dot-logo-54x54.png John Dickens | Schools Week 32 32 The real SEND story behind the OBR shock /the-real-send-story-behind-the-obr-shock/ /the-real-send-story-behind-the-obr-shock/#respond Thu, 27 Nov 2025 11:21:21 +0000 /?p=238625

One trust leader calls for caution over shock estimates of the potential impact of SEND funding

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With this week's budget expected to offer little for squeezed schools, one trust leader outlines suggestions for ministers to help schools balance the books

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Lynsey Holzer on why trust CEOs need more accountability, how she brought business leadership to the MAT boardroom and why she tells her staff she loves them … “More accountability” was not the answer I was expecting from a question to a trust CEO about the sector’s biggest issue. “I would find it really hard […]

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