Using mock exams to help autistic students succeed
Preparing well ahead can remove some of the stress and anxiety ahead of the real thing
SEND pupils have a poor experience of key stage 3, report found
Years 7-9 focus too much focus on GCSEs, with not enough funding or resources for a balanced curriculum
Quarter of KS4 students seek mental health support from school
Awareness has grown of what wellbeing services schools can offer
Heads put SEND reform at centre of plans for new academic year
In a survey, school leaders said improving SEND and inclusion were top of their list of priorities
Free programme launched to help primary teachers deliver more inclusive PE
The Equal Play in PE scheme aims to give teachers practical advice and support when planning lessons
New centre to meet growing demand for SEND support in the south-east of England
Leading SEND school trust expands services to support pupils with a range of learning difficulties
New special school to open on university site
Plymouth Marjon University is opening the school to meet demand for specialist provision
Building an inclusive mainstream school, from the ground up
Graven Hill primary was designed and created with inclusion and SEND pupils in mind
Sencos: ‘make sure you’re in the room’ when drafting an inclusion strategy
September will require a lot of reading and reflection for SEND staff
Supporting neurodivergent learners in the classroom
Being mindful of SEND pupils' needs can support learning for all
Early years at the heart of SEND reform
Practitioners in nursery and pre-school settings are the important first support network for children not meeting developmental milestones
Keeping your cool – when the pupils can’t
Hot weather can be particularly challenging for neurodivergent children and young people
Outstanding SEND school tackles employment gap
Brackenfield SEND school is creating new places and strengthening its post-16 employment programme
NASS CEO Claire Dorer OBE to step down
Dorer to leave after 21 years leading the organisation
Creating a culture of kindness for children who stammer
Anxiety, social isolation and bullying often go hand-in-hand with stammering
Heads can’t deliver SEND reforms without more investment
Additional time and money is needed to ensure proposals work in practice
Inclusion is a lived experience, not a space
Research suggests inclusion bases risk reinforcing separation if not done properly
SEND tops “sorry list of essentials” starved of funding
National Education Union survey found pupils who need more are getting less because of a lack of resources
Schools to produce inclusion strategies by the end of the year
£400 million a year will be made available to implement their plans
More money and staff needed to improve inclusion and wellbeing in schools
Report found that demands of meeting government ambitions had put a strain on staff
Disadvantaged pupils with SEND shut out of successful schools
Report calls for incentives to force schools to be more inclusive and prevent “social segregation”
Supporting parents with ‘advocacy fatigue’
It's easy to misread trauma as aggression or distrust
Inclusion bases ‘at risk of becoming exclusion rooms’
Special school leader warns of the SEND inclusion policy falling “into the wrong hands”
