SEND

Warning comes as government looks set to easily hit its goal for 75% of Reception children to be school ready

In her first accountability hearing as education secretary, Lucy Powell also tells MPs about her plans for technical education routes, SEND reform timelines and her views on AI marking

Government adviser suggests bill will be published early in 2027 and also says the DfE is considering how it can create a curriculum ‘that young people can succeed in’

Lords urge the government to focus on numeracy in the early years, invest in recruitment and make sure teachers are trained to identify dyscalculia

Too often schools are stuck waiting for a diagnosis before they can help pupils with clear additional needs, say these academics, who argue that shifting to a ‘needs-led’ system would benefit everyone

It is not enough just to create more opportunities for pupils to talk in schools, writes Louisa Reeves. The push on oracy must be inclusive by design

DfE confirms that 129 councils have received cash grant payments to clear 90 per cent of their deficits amid warnings that overspend will continue

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

Motherland star Anna Maxwell Martin and the creators of Unauthorised Absence talk to Tes about getting teachers’ input into the film, which shows how fines pit parents and schools against each other

School leaders back open letter to Andy Burnham ahead of this week’s Budget, calling for an additional £4.5 billion in school funding

Record levels of 4- and 5-year-olds meeting their development targets, annual Department for Education data also reveals

We’ve had a change in government since sweeping reforms to the SEND system were set out earlier this year. Where does that leave the plans?