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Financial pressures "a strong incentive" to exclude pupils with SEND, MPs hear
Schools under financial pressure have a strong incentive to exclude or off-roll pupils with SEND, the Education Select Committee heard this week. Ambitious about Autism’s policy
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Oct
SEND funding petition - North East reaction
This week parents and carers of children with SEN handed in a petition with 34,000 signatures to Education Secretary Damian Hinds. Lynn Watson, a trustee of Schools North East
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Oct
North East MP pledges to take action on funding
A North East MP has pledged to take action on school issues including funding, special needs and mental health support. Speaking to primary and secondary Heads at the Schools
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Oct
Philip Hammond 'forced to abandon' private school VAT plans
Reports suggest that opposition from Tory backbenchers has forced Chancellor Philip Hammond to scrap plans to charge VAT on private school fees. Conservative MPs are said to
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Oct
Education Links w/c 22nd October 2018
Replacement revealed after shock departure of Excelsior Academy head – who will be gone by half term, Chronicle Live,
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Oct
Education Secretary threatens action on school exclusions
The Department for Education has published research into Alternative Provision (AP) following concerns about poor levels of attainment in AP and rising exclusions in some areas.
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