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
Delivering ‘experts at hand’ through trusted connections
Strong relationships in Barking and Dagenham are the foundations of inclusion, writes Lee Boyce
Keeping your cool – when the pupils can’t
Hot weather can be particularly challenging for neurodivergent children and young people
Ministers face ‘uphill battle’ to narrow achievement gap for SEND pupils
New report shows stark differences in attainment across disadvantaged groups
Shaping behaviour policies to meet pupils’ needs and wellbeing
Better discipline comes from a deep understanding of children's complex challenges, according to these Big Education schools
Outstanding SEND school tackles employment gap
Brackenfield SEND school is creating new places and strengthening its post-16 employment programme
Babies with foetal growth restriction show lasting differences after birth
Study shows lasting effects can affect progress at school
Creating a culture of kindness for children who stammer
Anxiety, social isolation and bullying often go hand-in-hand with stammering
£140 million needed to tackle educational psychologist shortage
Regional disparities in support threaten government’s inclusion plans for SEND pupils
Disadvantaged pupils with SEND shut out of successful schools
Report calls for incentives to force schools to be more inclusive and prevent “social segregation”
London worst place to find SEND nursery places
At the same time new data shows special schools are over-capacity
Supporting parents with ‘advocacy fatigue’
It's easy to misread trauma as aggression or distrust
Search is on for schools’ top dogs
Children with SEND can benefit hugely from interactions with dogs
Schools White Paper: SEND reforms ‘not enough’ says Lib-Dem leader
Sir Ed Davey said the proposed changes would have been insufficient for his disabled son's needs
Schools White Paper: a missed opportunity to reform ‘one-size fits-all’ system
Hybrid and online schools offer legitimate options for SEND pupils
Navigating the SEND grieving process
Acknowledging a child's neurodivergence can be a devastating journey for parents
Schools White Paper: specialist training must draw on existing expertise
Building a transformational SEND system requires clarity of detail, as well as investment
Schools White Paper: Future of EHCPs under threat
Latest White Paper leak suggests they will be awarded only to those with the most complex needs
£26 million for more educational psychologists announced
Pledge of new funding comes as report shows amount of time spent by professionals on EHCPs
Speech and language problems in young children ‘worse than expected’
Evaluation confirms critical need for early intervention