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Feb
Landmark judicial review hands schools more power to challenge council SEND placements
Schools are in a stronger position to push back against councils that order them to take a pupil whose special educational needs they are unable to meet following a landmark
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Feb
Department for Education launches mental health trials in schools
Education Secretary Damian Hinds has announced that up to 370 schools in England will be taking part in a series of trials testing different approaches to supporting young
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Feb
Government responds to Gateshead Heads' petition on funding
The Government has responded to the funding petition launched in the Autumn Term by the Gateshead Heads’ Forum. The campaign, which was spearheaded by Andrew Ramanandi, Head
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Feb
Home Office delayed free school meals eligibility checks
The Home Office prioritised checks on pupils’ immigration status over helping schools to identify migrant children in need of free school meals, an independent review has found.
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Feb
Education Links w/c 4th February 2019
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/blyth-primary-school-given-green-15788677 – Chronicle Live, Blyth Primary School given green light for an extension due
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Feb
Ethical Leadership Commission final report published
A new set of principles to support school leaders, governors and trustees in navigating “the educational moral maze” has been set out in the Ethical Leadership Commission’s
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