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John Roberts
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John Roberts is SEND and inclusion editor at Tes magazine
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Government spends £5.8bn on SEND deficits
DfE confirms that 129 councils have received cash grant payments to clear 90 per cent of their deficits amid warnings that overspend will continue
General
29 October 2026
DfE warned it must deliver long-term SEND funding plan
Council bosses say schools and local authorities need more certainty on the money that will be available to make the special educational needs reforms work
General
29 October 2026
Experts build teacher recruitment ‘evidence-base’ for schools
The Teaching Supply Alliance aims to give schools a ‘one-stop’ overview of research and policy reports on how to best recruit, retain and develop teachers
General
19 October 2026
Revealed: how Ofsted fails to deliver promised breadth of judgement
Tes investigation reveals just 5 per cent of schools are graded by Ofsted as having both strengths and weaknesses, despite the watchdog’s initial claim that report cards would provide more granular insight
General
16 October 2026
DfE SEND expert warns against too many support packages
The co-chair of a panel leading the government’s SEND reforms also says it is considering ‘really carefully’ whether separate specialist and mainstream support packages are needed
General
15 October 2026
DfE open to more specialist packages for complex needs
Senior official tells Tes SEND Show it wants to create a framework where ‘no children fall through the gap’
General
9 October 2026
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