New £7 million SEND Hub initiative for Lincolnshire
The Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust and Lincolnshire County Council enter "groundbreaking" collaboration
Leading independent special school to become co-ed
Bruern Abbey School in Oxfordshire is to admit girls for the first time in its 35-year history
“Broken” SEND system not fit for purpose, says inclusion task force
Demand for EHCPs has soared 250% in the last decade
Children with SEND twice as likely to be put in isolation
Report warns of lost learning time and damage to wellbeing from controversial school sanction
SEND reforms delayed until 2026 – Phillipson
The Schools White Paper had been scheduled for publication this autumn
Phillipson avoids mention of EHCPs in major speech
But the education secretary promises to work with parents to 'get reforms right'
SEND costs one of the main contributors to financial pressures in schools
More than half of multi-academy trusts are expected to run deficits going forward
The ‘double disadvantage’ facing SEND children from low-income families
Sutton Trust report shows huge inequalities in access to support
Sencos labouring under unsustainable workloads, says report
Only 6% of Sencos are completing tasks within working hours
SEND delays caused by “getting it right”
Department for Education advisors admit drafting reforms to SEND are causing challenges
Girls with SEND are much less likely to do PE and sport than their peers, new report
Multiple inequalities impact on access and enjoyment, the Youth Sport Trust said
Three-quarters of teachers say SEND system “not working” for children
YouGov survey suggests pessimism about plans for future reform
Racial inclusion overlooked in schools, says Baroness Anne Longfield
Black boys are disproportionately targeted for bad behaviour
Inclusion push supported by new government guidance
National Children's Bureau to be lead partner
SEND spending to exceed entire government departments within four years
Institute for Fiscal Studies calls for urgent reform to 'unsustainable' SEND system
Gaps in SEND knowledge among new teachers
An Ofsted report said the problem was worse in secondary schools
More rest breaks, less additional time in exams
Ofqual said rest breaks might be more appropriate for many SEND candidates
Not enough help for pupils from mental health support services – teachers
Seven in ten school staff say they are struggling to cope with children’s needs
Charity calls for high quality speech and language provision
An estimated two million children in the UK have some sort of communication challenge
Sexism and misogyny drive disabled and neurodivergent girls’ fears for safety
Report from Girlguiding shows girls change everyday behaviour to avoid sexual harassment