Exclusive: what was recommended in the Bell early years review? Sir David Bell, in an unpublished report commissioned by Labour pre-election, called for an increase to the EY pupil premium & a new qualified teaching status for EY staff More below👇 tes.com/magazine/news/…

🚨The ESFA is set to be closed next year as part of the latest changes to the academies system rolled out under the new Labour government. The education secretary Bridget Phillipson has announced that the ESFA will close on 31 March 2025. tes.com/magazine/news/…

What is happening to the ESFA? -DfE says ESFA will close on 31/03/25 -Functions to be integrated into DfE, with move to support launch of Regional Improvement Teams BUT Pepe Di’Iasio warns “shifting deckchairs” will not solve “totally inadequate” funding tes.com/magazine/news/…

Following an election, the Chair of the Education Committee is Helen Hayes 💙🌹

Increasing the early years pupil premium and a new qualified teaching status for the early years are recommended in a Labour-commissioned review tes.com/magazine/news/… Exclusive by Cerys Turner

Former shadow education minister Helen Hayes 💙🌹 named as next Chair of Education Committee⬇️ Speaking to Tes on Tuesday she said an inquiry into the current SEND system + how the government can get to grips with school standards & the attainment gap would be a priority if elected

“You cannot inspect your way out of the SEND crisis", warns James Bowen, after Ofsted announced it will consult on a new inclusion criterion. John Roberts investigates how the move could risk schools being blamed for a crisis out of "their control”: tes.com/magazine/news/…

SEND is a “stand out issue” for MPs, says new Education Committee chair Helen Hayes 💙🌹 The former shadow early years minister also said more work needs to be done on early education, childcare, closing the attainment gap, and the recruitment and retention crisis. tes.com/magazine/news/…

Excl: The new Ofsted Academy will tackle "pirated" Ofsted materials, the head of the training arm has told Tes Matthew Purves vowed to crack down on consultants selling inaccurate advice to schools, which can act to "exploit" inspection anxiety: tes.com/magazine/news/…

School leaders warn that Ofsted creating a new standard on inclusion could mean schools being criticised for a wider SEND crisis "beyond their control". A thread on our Tes investigation today. tes.com/magazine/news/…