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There is a risk of SEND becoming a ‘low-risk failure’ under Ofsted plans, leader warns

The curriculum and assessment review’s interim report highlights concerns with KS2 writing assessment, the Spag test and ‘indefensible’ outcomes for some GCSE resit students

EPI research suggests that higher absence among disadvantaged 16-year-old students accounts for entire post-Covid increase in the gap

DfE’s inclusion group chair Tom Rees will lead programme calling for examples of schools running resource provision and SEN units, and using specialist learning assistants

Schools are not serving their communities if they off-roll or never take on disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils, warns Ofsted chief inspector

Pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs have been found to fare the worst in terms of getting SEND support. Why is this, and what can schools do with constrained resources?