Schools combining incentives with sanctions saw better response than those relying purely on punishmentPizza parties and iPads are being offered to pupils as incentives to improve school attendance, according to a new report...
Read MoreExclusive: Costs particularly acute in more rural areas, where many children with special needs have to use taxisCouncils in England urgently need more money to help them pay for school transport for children with special...
Read MoreExclusive: Costs particularly acute in more rural areas, where many children with special needs have to use taxisCouncils in England are spending on average twice as much on school transport for children with special educational...
Read MoreResearch by Education Policy Institute highlights groups it says are at greater risk of missing out on Send supportSend crisis in England risks creating ‘lost generation’ of childrenChildren in England experience...
Read More‘Covid baby’ explanation starting to feel like an excuse, say some teachers, as quarter of children begin reception in nappiesSome children are starting reception school “unable to climb a staircase”,...
Read MoreRichard Adams reports on the Send funding cliff edge affecting children and their developmentViolet in north London is six years old and loves butterflies and moths. She’s autistic with speech and language difficulties and...
Read MoreExclusive: Projected spare capacity is not all in the right places to match projected demand, research findsA government policy to create 100,000 new nursery places using spare capacity in English primary schools is...
Read MoreThe roughly £9bn unveiled in budget expected to disappear rapidly due to rising costs and years of underinvestmentSchools in England are to get a multibillion-pound injection of funding, with extra money for children with...
Read MoreThe Treasury refuses to confirm 1 January start date as unions, tax experts and school leaders say it is unworkableGovernment plans to impose VAT on private schools from 1 January next year may have to be delayed because of...
Read MoreSurvey by Independent Schools Council finds UK pupil numbers down 1.7% compared with 2023Private schools say the impending addition of VAT to school fees is a big factor in the drop in pupil numbers this year, ahead of the cost...
Read MoreEarly years experts warn of lack of staff, playgrounds and toiletsPrimary schools may not have enough space, specialist facilities or staff to deliver the 100,000 new nursery places in England that the government has promised,...
Read MoreCampaigners want Labour’s key education policy to provide food for all primary aged pupils rather than just in schools Ministers are coming under mounting pressure to extend free breakfast clubs in primary schools to...
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