Education

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EducationParents win 98% of SEND tribunals as appeals pass 20,000 for first time

Ministry of Justice figures show councils lost or conceded 19,600 of 20,100 appeals over special needs support, at an estimated cost to taxpayers of £120m in legal fees

Seren Vaughan, social affairs correspondent

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A sensory room at a special school. More than 600,000 children in England have an education, health and care plan.

A secondary school classroom. Ofsted inspected 5,900 schools under the new framework.

EducationOne in three schools told ‘attention needed’ in first year of Ofsted report cards

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EducationLondon boroughs to close or merge 32 primary schools as birth rate slump empties classrooms

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A university library. International student numbers in England fell by 21% in two years.

EducationA third of universities in deficit as regulator warns six may need emergency loans

Office for Students says 46 institutions in England ran a deficit last year and that a ‘small number’ could run out of cash by 2027 without restructuring

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EducationApprenticeship starts rise 9% as shorter courses arrive, but under-19 numbers fall again

First full year of the growth and skills levy sees 372,000 starts in England, with eight-month ‘foundation’ courses popular with employers but teenagers still losing out

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EducationParents win 98% of SEND tribunals as appeals pass 20,000 for first time

EducationOne in three schools told ‘attention needed’ in first year of Ofsted report cards

EducationLondon boroughs to close or merge 32 primary schools as birth rate slump empties classrooms

EducationA third of universities in deficit as regulator warns six may need emergency loans

EducationApprenticeship starts rise 9% as shorter courses arrive, but under-19 numbers fall again