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With the government wanting mainstream schools to open specialist provision, heads warn that this can lead to increased pressures from parents and other schools

Minister is asked about how specialist places in mainstream schools will be staffed during latest public engagement event

A working group on tackling the SEND crisis is launched by Reform UK, to be led by former DfE minister Dame Andrea Jenkyns

Two maths schools have also been given the go-ahead but most of the 44 mainstream free-school schemes that were on hold look set to be scrapped

Leaders question government decision to drop special and alternative provision free schools amid pressure for specialist places

Hackney safeguarding chair will write to the education secretary to voice concerns over criticism of the review from DfE behaviour ambassador Tom Bennett