Faith schools

Catholic school caught up in row over abolition of 50% cap

Education secretary criticised for launching faith reforms at school with fewer pupils on free school meals

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Alternative provision

Alternative provision: Let disrupted pupils repeat year 11, says de Souza

DfE should also fund 'graduated stepdown programme of support for all year 11 leavers'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Pupil data

Revealed: Secret deal to let benefit fraud squad snoop on pupil data

Leaders warn the move may lead to parents 'withdrawing their children from schools'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Alternative provision

Unregistered AP clampdown: Everything you need to know

Time limits on placements, new national standards and a council-run quality-assurance process proposed by the DfE

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

Revealed: Locations of 16 new special schools and trusts to run 7 more

It follows the announcement of £105m capital cash at the spring budget

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Alternative provision

DfE plans ‘national standards’ for unregistered AP

Ministers say unregistered provision should be 'an intervention, not a destination'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

SEND: Some safety valve councils have ‘removed’ deficits – DfE boss

Permanent secretary says government is 'seeing some really good progress from councils'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Music

‘New generation’ of larger music hubs revealed

The number of music hubs will be reduced from 116 to 43, with the organisations covering larger areas

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

NAHT votes to explore ‘legal and industrial routes’ to secure Ofsted reform

Government 'under notice' that action could follow if heads don't get 'meaningful answers'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker