Following on from her conference speech, Laura Trott MP now speaks to Michael Gove about her vision for education. She says that former ed sec Gove’s policies are “unforgivably under threat”.

My latest Tes magazine magazine column: ‘Inclusion by design: why it matters and how to do it’. I explore the changing picture around inclusion (from the OFSTED to the ‘Send crisis’), alongside practical, evidence-informed approaches teachers can address now. tes.com/magazine/teach…

Only 6% of Sendcos are able to complete their work within contracted hours. That's before the White Paper lays out its plan for much more mainstream inclusion. So will a drop in EHCPs offset the rise in need for Sendcos? John Roberts investigates tes.com/magazine/news/…

Breaking: Government sets 90 per cent phonics check target A mandatory reading test for Year 8 students will also be introduced by the end of this Parliament, Bridget Phillipson confirms Story below... tes.com/magazine/news/…

Following the horrific Southport attacks, the parents of two of the girls tragically murdered joined the girls' primary school in supporting the community in the days, weeks and months afterwards. This is the story of what the school did and why. tes.com/magazine/teach…

"The govt has been accused of making a 'misguided' decision by not including any special schools or AP settings in the first wave of its new behaviour & attendance hubs." Kyle Tormey & John Roberts in Tes magazine: tes.com/magazine/news/…

White Paper setting out SEND reform will not now be published until 2026 Bridget Phillipson reveals. tes.com/magazine/news/…

An inclusion taskforce's report on SEND reform calls for a new layer of statutory support to be created for pupils in mainstream schools and for existing EHCPs to be retained until a better support system is in place. tes.com/magazine/news/…

The National Education Union and the ASCL will provide formal support to the NAHT’s legal action against Ofsted. tes.com/magazine/news/…

Around eight in 10 teachers say they have had to rethink how they set assignments because of artificial intelligence, a new survey has found Exclusive in Tes magazine tes.com/magazine/news/…

The Francis Curriculum and Assessment Review has been published and... ❎ Ebacc is out ✅ Triple science for all is in ✅ Oracy framework is in 🤷‍♀️ Some confusion over two versions of Y8 reading test... The 14 key points you need to know are below ⬇️ tes.com/magazine/news/…

Exclusive: Volunteer schools should be allowed to withdraw from Ofsted's first report-card inspections over concerns about how inspectors will be using performance data, say heads' leaders tes.com/magazine/news/…

The government’s target for three-quarters of children to be school-ready by 2028 is ‘risky’, expert tells MPs tes.com/magazine/news/…

In a webinar for school leaders and teachers, Bridget Phillipson says that schools "can and should innovate for local circumstances". Adds that the previous govt cannot say "hand on heart" that it has delivered brilliant education for every child. tes.com/magazine/news/…