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Education Business LIVE 2026 will feature a session from NASBTT on how teacher training programmes can build trainees’ knowledge, attitudes and essential soft skills.

Holding hands

An Ofsted report finds the challenges schools face in supporting children in care are mainly due to inconsistencies in local authority practice, unclear national expectations, and a lack of training for staff.

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The new measures will help universities meet their Prevent Duty, while the Office for Students will strengthen how it monitors whether universities are meeting Prevent responsibilities.

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Education, finance and digital V Levels will be the first subjects introduced as part of the government's post-16 education changes.

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Education leaders will explore the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence and digital transformation in schools at Education Business LIVE 2026, taking place on 26 March at Old Billingsgate.

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New research shows that teachers across the UK are increasingly working beyond their contracted hours, with workload cited by 83 per cent as the single biggest source of stress in the profession.

Brain

The government has been urged to ensure every school can meet the needs of children and young people with acquired brain injury (ABI), following the publication of the government’s consultation on SEND reform. 

Measures mean schools stocking life-saving allergy pens, compulsory training for teachers, and a requirement for each school to have a dedicated allergy policy.

 Features

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Education Business LIVE Conference & Exhibition, taking place on 26 March 2026, will cover the key issues shaping the sector – including SEND reforms, new MAT inspections, AI, and much more. 

Cogs

The new schools white paper has set out the government’s plan to overhaul the SEND system, introducing new funding, layered interventions and more help from health professionals

SEND

While the Schools White Paper is yet to be published, we examine the steps the government has already taken to reform the SEND system – from saying it will take on long-term funding risk, to investing in early intervention, local provision and enabling closer collaboration with health services

IT in schools

New research reveals how technology is being used in classrooms and across school operations to support teaching, inclusion, pastoral care and staff workload 

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Jackie Maginnis, chief executive of the Modular and Portable Building Association, outlines how the MPBA’s new Roadmap to Net Zero is providing a clear, practical framework to help the sector embrace low-carbon, modular solutions

Outdoor learning

Jo Harris, education manager for the Field Studies Council, explores how outdoor learning experiences can help achieve the government’s newly proposed ‘outside the curriculum’ enrichment goals

 Education Events

28/04/2026 to 30/04/2026

The Security Event, 28-30 April 2026 at NEC Birmingham, is where Europe’s security industry unites.

18/06/2026

Where Education Leaders Meet Policy, Practice and Progress