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Academy trusts in financial trouble should not get government bailouts unless they agree to mergers or to clear out 'failing management', a former academies minister has said buff.ly/sQ7onLx

Stuck schools will be held accountable even if support brokered for them by the government RISE teams fails to turn them around schoolsweek.co.uk/stuck-schools-…

With school budgets coming under increasing pressure, the findings have reignited debate about what level of school reserves should be deemed appropriate My investigation 👇

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-s…

Exclusive: Many councils have effectively frozen special school budgets again this year, with leaders sounding the alarm that £1 billion of extra SEND funding is 'not getting anywhere near children' buff.ly/C9Uckdw

Exclusive: Schools could be forced to abandon plans to go green after the government quietly ditched its £80 million low-carbon skills fund to help leaders draw up applications to access emissions-cutting cash buff.ly/nJo9gCE

📝 Union chiefs are urging one of England’s biggest MATs to extend its 30-minute lunch breaks – instead of teaching time – after announcing strikes across 14 of its schools buff.ly/dSW2g35

Super investigation from Lydia Chantler-Hicks who spoke to several current and former SENCos to dig into why the role is leading to burn out, and what needs to change as government embarks on inclusion reforms that will make the job even more vital

📝 'Wholly unsuitable' education, health and care plans and long wait times for vital services were among the key reasons areas failed SEND inspections, new analysis by Ofsted shows buff.ly/TWk3RBL

❌ An academy trust has walked away from merger plans at the last minute, claiming the trust it was joining had been plunged into 'instability' after the sudden resignation of its chair buff.ly/qh9kkT5

One of England’s biggest trusts has scaled back redundancy plans at 20 of its schools buff.ly/UNwE80t

Exclusive: Exam boards are to explore taking 'action' over the 'emerging issue' of social media influencers claiming they can predict exam questions, Schools Week can reveal buff.ly/pIPy3qs

Exclusive: Government cost-cutters have urged one of England’s biggest trusts to rethink its growth strategy and 'proactively' search for schools to add to its ranks buff.ly/gBTVclS

🔎 The government will launch compliance checks next year to find out whether schools are meeting requirements to let further education providers talk to their pupils about future study options Full story 🔽 buff.ly/DV725Xp

Exclusive: The government is drawing up new guidance for schools and parents over complaints to 'reduce the burden on leaders'  buff.ly/gXFDxmk

👥 Exclusive: Local headteacher associations have joined forces to launch a national network to ensure that leaders have a stronger voice over policymaking buff.ly/wqcxrZL

Coverage around Labour's schools bill has been dominated by the concerns of high-profile trust CEOs and former ministers believing it will hit educational standards So last week we went on a mission to find the MAT bosses who back it and asked them why...

Exclusive: England’s biggest academy trust has backtracked on controversial plans to let teachers opt into a less generous pension scheme to boost their pay from this September, unions have claimed schoolsweek.co.uk/mat-backtracks…

At Festival of Education 🇬🇧? Team Schools Week is out in force. John Dickens Jack Dyson Lydia Chantler-Hicks Ruth Lucas and I will be here both days so come say hello if you see us around! #EducationFest

With all the Bazball chat there isn't enough talk of just how insanely good Brook's Test record is. 21 scores of 50+, one of which was the first England triple hundred for more than 30 years, and an average of 60 after 26 Tests is MENTAL.