Hundreds of extremely vulnerable school-age children in England are being sent to illegal, unregulated homes every year because of a chronic shortage of places in secure local
Nearly one in five teachers in England has been hit by a pupil this year, a survey commissioned by the BBC says. Read the full
The government will spend £105 million opening 15 new special free schools, the chancellor announced at the budget, which included no other investment for the
Care companies are insisting on unnecessary and expensive support packages for vulnerable children to boost their profits, a council leader has claimed. Barry Lewis, the
Fines for parents taking children out of school without permission will rise across England from September. The minimum fine will increase from £60 to £80
Schools in England have been given new guidance intended to stop the use of mobile phones during the school day. The government said the move
The CST recorded 325 incidents in the schools sector in 2023, an increase of 232% on the year before. The vast majority of incidents, 70%,
Urgent inspections launched after ceiling collapse at primary caused by crumbly concrete that isn’t RAAC. Read the full article in School Week here.
Pressure on school budgets from rising energy bills and staff costs drove almost half of multi-academy trusts into deficit last year, according to a financial