
Freddie Whittaker
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Deputy editor of @SchoolsWeek, covering Westminster, Whitehall, unions, funding, children's rights | Organiser @HackDrinks | fcdwhittaker.bsky.social
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http://schoolsweek.co.uk 05-10-2009 14:40:31
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Edition 389, done and dusted āļø Jack Dyson reveals schools are bracing for staff cuts after spring statement snub, as DfE cost-cutters ramp up their advice š Rosa Furneaux lands a rare interview with Ofstedās illegal schools team Subscribe: schoolsweek.co.uk/subscribe-to-sā¦



Great scoop here from Lydia Chantler-Hicks - Ofsted is considering whether to rename its proposed 'secure' grade There are concerns it's not obvious to parents what it means or where it sits on the five-point scale schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-looks-aā¦

Important investigation from Rosa Furneaux Cash-strapped councils have in the past year paid Ā£18.1 million to private special schools that have repeatedly failed standards inspections schoolsweek.co.uk/councils-splurā¦





Edition 393, done and dusted: Scoop: Ofsted mulls inspection reform delay Story: how budget cuts are putting trusts and unions on collision course Opinion: why itās time to ditch EHCPs (and how to replace them) Steve Rollett on changing the trust funding narrative


Trusts running lauded maths hubs have been told their budgets will be much less next year as extra funding for the axed ABS ends Some are worried about the impact on support they can provide. It comes after Labour wielded the axe to other hubs Scoop Lydia Chantler-Hicks š


Edition 395 of @schoolsweek done and dusted Everything you need to know about today's pay announcement Jack Dyson on high needs funding woes Plus a @johndickenssw long-read on the backlash to government SEND thinking Subscribe: schoolsweek.co.uk/subscribe-to-sā¦


Dead proud of Samantha Booth for this much-deserved recognition for tireless reporting on the SEND crisis