Vanessa Clarke

1 month ago | aol.com | Sam Francis |Vanessa Clarke

The government has announced the first 750 schools to provide free daily breakfast clubs as part of a pilot scheme ahead of a planned England-wide rollout. Starting in April, 180,000 pupils in England will be offered "healthy, varied and nutritious breakfasts" in schools before class, Labour said - with over a third of schools in the pilot scheme in deprived areas. But some MPs and head teachers' unions have raised concerns the funding is too low.

Jan 14, 2025 | yahoo.com | Vanessa Clarke |Hayley Clarke

Urgent action is needed to stop a "lost generation" of children leaving school without ever getting the support they need for their special educational needs and disabilities (Send), MPs have warned. In a highly critical report, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) found a Send system "in disarray", "mired in red tape, lacking funding, and failing to produce value for money". An estimated 1.7 million school-aged children have special education needs and disabilities in England.

Jan 7, 2025 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Vanessa Clarke

Special educational needs and disabilities (Send) is the "biggest issue" affecting schools in England, Ofsted's chief inspector has said. Sir Martyn Oliver told the education committee that the Send system's high costs and poor outcomes represented a "lose-lose situation". Government figures for the 2023/24 academic year showed more than 1.6 million children had Send, an increase of 101,000 from 2023.

Dec 10, 2024 | msn.com | Vanessa Clarke |Hayley Clarke

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Oct 31, 2024 | yahoo.com | Kate McGough |Vanessa Clarke

A group representing 1,400 private schools will press ahead with plans for a legal challenge against the government’s introduction of VAT from January, the BBC can reveal. In a board meeting on Thursday, the Independent Schools Council (ISC), the body which includes most independent schools in the UK, voted to pave the way for legal action.