Exclusive: The government is pushing for more pupils with SEND to be taught in mainstream schools, but Teacher Tapp research shows that most teachers believe their training didn’t equip them to meet these children’s needs tes.com/magazine/news/…

New SEND area inspection data shows of eight areas visited in summer term 23-24 only one was found to have typically positive experiences & outcomes. Six were rated as having inconsistent experiences & outcomes and one found to have systemic failings. gov.uk/government/sta…

This story's been widely reported as showing only 18% of teachers think a phone ban would improve behaviour. But teachers actually had to name the *top 3* measures that would improve behaviour: class sizes, behaviour policies & support came top. tes.com/magazine/news/…

Parents seeking EHCPs are 'too articulate'? Not exactly helpful language from the LA, if this is an accurate reflection of what was said.

🔴Breaking: DfE announces early years package including a 45% uplift to Early Years Pupil Premium, and a £75 million expansion grant for early education.

Ofsted has published an update on its review of SEND area inspections. It has said that return monitoring visits to areas found to have widespread and/or systemic failings will not resume until the summer term. gov.uk/government/sta…

The DfE is being urged to ensure mainstream schools can access knowledge and support from special schools to support inclusion amid warnings that their expertise is not being used because the sector is seen as “lesser”. My investigation for Tes tes.com/magazine/news/…

I’m very interested to see how councils can and will make objective decisions about new schools. If you’re the commissioner of new provision (through housing/planning or basic need funds) and can also be a provider, I wonder what the process for determining that will be… 🤔🤔

I spoke to the school standards minister about concerns that teacher pay could fall in some academies as a result of plans set out in today’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 👇

Jon Coles After more questions from Charlotte Santry and the Tes team, the DfE has now confirmed no teacher will see a 'pay cut' but not guaranteed future pay levels nor current or future conditions for trusts that deviate from the current guidelines - details here tes.com/magazine/news/…

More detail from Jasmine Norden on the Children's Wellbeing & Schools Bill, inc: *Compliance notices for trusts acting 'unreasonably' eg over uniform *'No pay cut' for academy teachers *30-min breakfast clubs in all schools unless agreed by SoS tes.com/magazine/news/…

From next year the DfE will not be issuing academy orders to schools on the back of two Ofsted requires improvement judgements. One school which is still due to be converted is pursuing legal action in a bid to stop it. Great exclusive by Cerys Turner tes.com/magazine/news/…

To what extent would academy freedoms be curtailed via changes outlined by the govt this week? And is Labour truly “agnostic” on school structure? Contrasting views in this excellent analysis by ⁦Ellen Peirson-Hagger⁩ and ⁦Jasmine Norden⁩ tes.com/magazine/analy…

Good to see further coverage of the important issue of restraint in schools this week. Two months ago Tes revealed that more than half of teachers have received no training on restraint, and that the DfE are working on long-overdue updates to guidance. tes.com/magazine/news/…