“Too little action taken” in response to safeguarding concerns
Children’s commissioner calls for changes to referrals to local authorities
MPs’ wide-ranging recommendations for the future of SEND
Education select committee publishes detailed changes to improve provision and urged Ministers to save EHCPs
SEND should be “intrinsic part” of mainstream education – MPs
New report calls for inclusivity in all settings
New taskforce to reform England’s “failing” SEND system
Panel will include a former education secretary and ex-children's commissioner
School absence and mental ill health in children is a “two-way street” – report
Researchers call for further studies into what causes poor attendance and the links to mental wellbeing
“There are huge inefficiencies to be dealt with” in SEND pupils transportation costs
The system needs to give pupils places closer to home, according to leading taxi firm
Children’s commissioner calls for a “new approach to SEND”
Support should be provided though children's plans and be dependent on specific needs
Anxiety, and the dread of returning to school after a holiday
Children report "never-ending" anxiety when going back to lessons following a break
New Ofsted framework will inspect SEND provision
Sencos could come under increased scrutiny by inspectors under revised arrangements
MP calls for early screening for neurodivergence in primary schools
Adam Dance said the move came from personal experience of growing up with dyslexia and ADHD
Pupils with SEND among the most vulnerable to bullying in school, government figures show
Annual survey shows worrying trends in discipline and behaviour
MPs to scrutinise SEND and inclusion as part of inquiry into early years
The Commons education select committee is calling for evidence from practitioners and experts
New units to open in Somerset schools, as county reforms its SEND provision to cut costs
Six new facilities will be rolled out this term, with 15 more in the next two years
“Schools have been left to pick up the pieces” of a broken system
More explicit funding for SEND is needed if schools are to meet the needs of pupils, headteachers warn