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13 June 2026

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Samantha Booth

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Councils’ bids to overturn special school cancellations rejected

One Conservative-led council warned decision will have 'lasting and damaging impact'

Samantha Booth

2w | Inclusion
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Gemma Collins hate is snobbery, says Phillipson

Minister defends DfE video and hails GC’s ‘incredible reach’ with young people  

Samantha Booth

3w | Schools
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Carole Bennett, chief executive officer, HFL Education

Job at car dealership put teacher on path to education partnership helping hundreds of schools

Samantha Booth

3w
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Bridget Phillipson launches ‘international SEND alliance’

The education secretary also reveals England will rejoin major global teacher workforce study

Samantha Booth

3w | Inclusion
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Data reveals untapped educational psychologist pipeline

Almost 9 in 10 applicants for funded training are being turned away as interest in courses soars

Samantha Booth

7 May 2026 | Inclusion
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From the frontline: Ofsted, funding and industrial action

We bring you the key concerns raised by headteachers at NAHT's annual conference

Samantha Booth

7 May 2026 | Schools
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Lenehan: Pupils labelled ‘early’ when needs could be poverty-driven

Government SEND adviser worried the current system doesn't understand poverty and deprivation

Samantha Booth

30 Apr 2026 | Inclusion
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Private special schools move into disused state sites amid SEND shortages

Education secretary green-lights state school land transfers to private special school providers

Samantha Booth

30 Apr 2026 | Inclusion
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Detection wands could stop mobile phone use in exam halls

One London school that uses the scanners to search pupils has found 20 phones in the past three years

Samantha Booth

23 Apr 2026 | Assessment
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DfE set to make school phone ban guidance statutory

But school leaders warn a legal ban 'doesn’t really change much'

Samantha Booth

21 Apr 2026 | Schools