Specialist Sector

Thursday

18th Nov 2021

Covid: 1,000 air cleaning units for SEND and AP schools
The move to prioritise the most vulnerable was met with praise but heads query why the process has taken so long

Monday

15th Nov 2021

iQTS pilot to begin next September
Government wants five ITT providers to take part in pilot of the international qualified teacher status qualification

Wednesday

10th Nov 2021

New DfE SEND adviser group to deliver review ‘at pace’
Senior government officials, the new children’s commissioner and a top Ofsted director among new steering group for much-delayed review

Monday

25th Oct 2021

SEND: Government to pledge 30,000 new school places
Chancellor expected to announce £2.6bn special needs boost but says government has ‘maxed out’ on Covid catch-up funds

Wednesday

20th Oct 2021

DfE commissioner to take over ‘failing’ SEND services
Government intervenes in SEND services in Birmingham after successive damning inspection reports
DfE must ‘urgently’ publish SEND review, say heads
School leaders criticise government for ‘hugely frustrating’ delays to landmark special needs review

Thursday

14th Oct 2021

British deputy head shortlisted for $1m global prize
David Swanston one of 10 finalists for the Global Teacher Prize for helping pupils with visual impairments

Friday

25th Jun 2021

Tes Awards: Alternative provision school of the year
Eastbury Community School has put performance at the heart of its curriculum

Wednesday

28th Apr 2021

Life in a PRU: The lockdown impact is becoming clear
Leaders at a pupil referral unit say they are seeing student behaviour that reflects the Covid disruption to education

Tuesday

23rd Feb 2021

Special schools and AP settings: Government guidance
A run-through of some of the new information in full reopening guidance for alternative provision and special school settings

Wednesday

13th Jan 2021

UCU: Concerns over staff safety in England’s prisons
England’s biggest prison education provider must meet with UCU to discuss safety concerns, says the union