How investors are making millions from the 鈥榖ankrupt鈥� SEND system Independent special schools run by private equity firms are now propping up the sector amid a capacity crisis. But at what cost?
Leaders warn against sudden changes as Lords call to scrap EBacc Schools sector ‘prone to swinging from one end of the pendulum to another’, peers warned after report calls for widespread reform
Dire teacher recruitment data should concern policymakers Improving the attractiveness of the teaching profession is an essential and urgent need, writes Jack Worth
DfE’s using ‘influencers’ to boost school attendance The Department for Education also revealed in its response to MPs that the attendance data collection will become mandatory ‘no sooner’ than September
Ban on legal aid for exclusions cases challenged Permission has been granted for a test case arguing parents should get access to public funding to challenge potentially discriminatory exclusions
Teacher trainers deluged by unsuitable international applicants DfE is trying to stay ‘on the front foot’ to help teacher trainers deal with a huge influx of international applications
Report reveals how top trusts closed ethnicity attainment gap Diversifying curriculum was one of the successful strategies in government study commissioned after Sewell report
Help us ‘minimise’ exclusions, councils tell regional directors The Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) wants academy regulators to ‘play greater role’ in cutting exclusions
Only public confidence stopping us from using AI聽in marking, says AQA AQA’s boss said artificial intelligence could be used ‘pretty much tomorrow morning’ to mark markers