Councils’ SEND debt to hit record £10 billion, despite government bailout
Rising demand means debt is accumulating quicker than ever before
Pupils with SEND more likely to be bullied at school
Government study of 12- and 13- year olds also found lower levels of belonging among children with special needs
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
ADHD diagnosis gap for girls from immigrant backgrounds
Experts believe the condition may be underdiagnosed in some communities because of cultural factors
New six-point plan proposed to bridge SEND ‘practice gap’ in teacher training
The National Association of School-Based Teacher Trainers (NASBTT) says training in SEND needs redesign, not more hours
Government’s National Conversation on SEND reforms was ‘performative’ – report
Academics from Sheffield Hallam University have questioned the purpose and timing of the exercise
Teachers call on government to rethink SEND proposals
TUC Congress passed motion to demand retention of pupils' legal rights and more funding
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
Almost 56,000 SEND children to miss school in the coming weeks
Mental health problems cited as main reason for non-attendance
SEND pupils among those most at risk from exclusion
Analysis from University of Manchester shows complex reasons for school suspensions
Young people five times more likely to have no friends than a decade ago
Gen Z has worse mental health and productivity than previous generations
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
‘Academic performance is never more important than a child’s wellbeing’
As thousands of teenagers reflect on their GCSE and A-levels results, one parent has launched a campaign against high stakes exams
More and better job opportunities for SEND school-leavers needed
College leaders are calling for supported internships in areas such as hospitality and healthcare
SEND inequalities in school begin early, report says
Government-backed study found children are already falling behind by Year 1
New technical pathways must be accessible to SEND pupils, teachers warn
Andy Burnham’s plans for more vocational qualifications cautiously welcomed by profession
‘Being a SEND parent is like having a part in your own Truman Show’
ITV’s whistleblower confirms that SEND parents really are being gaslit by the people who should help us
Parents set to lose more rights in latest SEND consultation
Campaigners say plans to reform EOTAS will force more children back into school
Ministers face ‘uphill battle’ to narrow achievement gap for SEND pupils
New report shows stark differences in attainment across disadvantaged groups
Rethinking inclusion: lessons from Kazakhstan
Pioneering practitioners in central Asia respond to Bridget Phillipson’s call for greater international collaboration on SEND
The mental health toll of school refusal
Parents believe they are failing as they struggle to get their SEND children into lessons, study shows
