The Education Brief: Wednesday 10 December 2025 - Top stories include:

• The government is set to overhaul how disadvantage funding is allocated with income data.

• The DfE has unveiled how its newly merged behaviour and attendance hubs will operate.

• The DfE refused to release the full ICO audit that found it had broken data protection law.

• London wants to expand free school meals.

HEP Updates:

• Book sessions on the https://hepbookinghub.co.uk/ 

• Attend our SEND Conference: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hep-inclusion-send-conference-2026-neurodiversity-in-the-classroom-tickets-1758147629889

Watching - http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zk4n9ty

Listening - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002mz6w

Reading - https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/policy-making-left-behind-groups-boys-low-income-families

AI Tool - https://notebooklm.google/

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