One word can change how a child sees themselves
The language of SEND can mean different things to different people
White Paper: DfE clarifies guidance on EHCP appeals consultation
SEND campaigners urge parents to flood Ministers with responses
Not enough counsellors in special schools, teachers say
Children are missing out on vital support, according to the National Education Union
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
‘Experts at hand’ must not be burned out ex-professionals
But it will be impossible to recruit and train hundreds of support workers within three years
Ministers need to define “complex needs”, says SEND campaigner and author
Families are scared of losing EHCPs and having no means of appeal
Disadvantaged pupils with SEND shut out of successful schools
Report calls for incentives to force schools to be more inclusive and prevent “social segregation”
End to SEND tribunals already a done deal, say lawyers
Ministers won't be consulting on this aspect of SEND reforms as part of their consultation, it is claimed
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
Inclusion bases ‘at risk of becoming exclusion rooms’
Special school leader warns of the SEND inclusion policy falling “into the wrong hands”
Children in care face barriers to learning – Ofsted
However, the inspectorate said schools and colleges were doing their best to support young people in their settings
Schools White Paper: ‘unanswered questions about transport costs’
A report from the public accounts committee calls on ministers to show savings
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: clampdown on private equity SEND providers
Secretary of State to give herself powers to block new independent special schools
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: Kevan Collins appointed SEND reform adviser to DfE
Former catch-up tsar will work with the delivery unit