John Roberts
I write about the SEND system, how it works, where it is failing and the government’s plans to change it. This can be around the support young people get, the financial crisis facing councils and schools and whether staff have the training and support they feel they need.
The government’s plan to reform the SEND system and make mainstream schools more inclusive is one of the big policy stories of the moment and probably the biggest challenge facing ministers in education. But inclusion also goes beyond a focus on SEND. It is a major area of interest for government and means I can also be writing about school improvement, Ofsted and how the accountability system works.
Our coverage has included exclusives on the government warning failing councils they could lose control of SEND services, the DfE considering the whether to stick with Education Health and Care Plans, and a major investigation into how specialist bases are working in mainstream schools.
