Another record year for SEND appeals
Figures show that 99% of tribunals find in favour of families
Home-educated SEND children lack access to services
And too many are forced to leave school because their needs are not being met, report said
SEND pupils “repeatedly punished” for behaviour linked to needs
Damning report highlights abuse and shaming of pupils at one of the country's most academically successful state schools
Former independent special school to reopen as a SEND centre
Wiltshire Council acquired the site after the closure of Calder House School
Alternative providers ‘shouldering the burden’ of social problems
Children's Commissioner's report blames fragmented and missing support systems
Private schools must charge less to educate state SEND pupils
White paper expected to reduce demand on independent sector
Government launches ‘national conversation’ on SEND
Ministers put parents' experiences at the heart of reforms
Lack of clarity over government’s SEND funding
Ministers will outline their spending plans in two years’ time - Phillipson
Councils’ SEND shake-up will save money and create new places
Local authorities across England are reviewing provision for children with special needs and disabilities
Top special schools must be centres of excellence for autism – Lords
The government must develop and new deliver a new strategy by July 2026, according to a report from peers
“Stark inequalities” in spread of SEND pupils in schools
NFER report suggests some secondaries have almost become special schools
Schools to get AI-generated attendance targets
Department for Education reveals new attendance strategy
“Unsustainable” transport costs for SEND pupils to top £3 billion by 2030
National Audit Office report found councils spent five times more transporting SEND children than other pupils
New £7 million SEND Hub initiative for Lincolnshire
The Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust and Lincolnshire County Council enter "groundbreaking" collaboration
“Broken” SEND system not fit for purpose, says inclusion task force
Demand for EHCPs has soared 250% in the last decade
SEND reforms delayed until 2026 – Phillipson
The Schools White Paper had been scheduled for publication this autumn
SEND costs one of the main contributors to financial pressures in schools
More than half of multi-academy trusts are expected to run deficits going forward
Sencos labouring under unsustainable workloads, says report
Only 6% of Sencos are completing tasks within working hours
SEND delays caused by “getting it right”
Department for Education advisors admit drafting reforms to SEND are causing challenges
Inclusion push supported by new government guidance
National Children's Bureau to be lead partner