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Mainstream and AP leaders question the government’s focus on resourced provision and SEN units in its drive to create a more inclusive school system

Successive governments have failed to tackle entrenched inequalities in early years outcomes for boys from low-income backgrounds, IfG report warns

Reform’s deputy leader claims there is ‘over-diagnosis’ of neurodiverse conditions, appearing at an event where a former Ofsted chief says dyslexia just means ‘bad at reading’

Analysis of 2025-26 attendance rates so far shows absence levels remain similar to figures from the same time last year

Lack of guidance on using the SEND register leaves schools under- and over-recording pupils as needing support for special educational needs and disabilities, say leaders

Uneven spread of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities puts ‘significant pressure’ on inclusive schools, warns report