Weekly round-up: SEND plan, teacher strikes and Ofsted

Your round-up of Tes’ essential news and analysis from the past week includes details of the government’s long-awaited plan to reform SEND support, reaction to regional teacher strikes and a warning about the value of Ofsted inspections
2nd March 2023, 3:34pm

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Weekly round-up: SEND plan, teacher strikes and Ofsted

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In a week when the Department for Education was faced with three consecutive days of teacher strikes across the country, it found time to finally produce its long-awaited plan for special education needs and disability (SEND) reforms.

Teacher members of the biggest union took part in regional strikes from Tuesday to Thursday, but with no improved pay offer forthcoming from the government, union leaders - buoyed by support from parents - were warning about further strikes in the summer term.

Meanwhile, the DfE revealed that its plan to improve SEND support includes creating new national standards, moving to a digitised system for education, health and care plans (EHCPs), and a new system of funding bands and tariffs to provide more consistent funding around the country.

Also this week, a big drop in applications for initial teacher training (ITT) exacerbated fears about teacher shortages; and new research explained why Ofsted grades are “not particularly useful” to parents when they are choosing a school.

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