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Weekly e-newsletter 05/12/2025

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05/12/2025

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Newsletter in brief

Child Poverty Strategy
Government unveils plan to lift 550,000 children out of poverty, extend FSM eligibility and expand childcare and wraparound support.

Early SEND support
DfE to fund dedicated SEND practitioners in every council from 2026, with wider Best Start services by 2028.

Ofsted Annual Report
19% rise in children missing education and continued gaps in early SEND intervention highlighted.

Championing governance
Learn Sheffield shares its award-winning approach: making governance “visible, valued and vibrant”.

Curriculum & Assessment Review webinar
10 December, 16:00–17:00 – explore key recommendations with Oak National Academy.

Pupil satisfaction survey
DfE reports rising school belonging and improved pupil–staff relationships, with gaps for disadvantaged groups.

NGA at Bett UK 2026
Join us in January at ExCeL London for three days of CPD, EdTech insights and sector-wide collaboration.