SEND

Green Party leader Zack Polanski headlines the NEU teaching union’s annual conference, speaking out against academisation, Ofsted and current school funding

Nearly nine in 10 teachers say class sizes are a barrier to making their school more inclusive for pupils with special educational needs

After the DfE announced its plan for every mainstream school to have a resource base, leaders at King’s Group Academies explain how special schools can help to make this a success

If we want to improve outcomes for pupils with SEND, let’s start by using more positive, neuro-affirming language, says Mike Blakey, chief education officer at Outcomes First Group

The government wants an inclusion base in every mainstream secondary but lacks basic data on what specialist facilities already exist – and Tes analysis reveals huge regional gaps in provision

Emotionally based school avoidance is often a particular problem for autistic students, writes educational psychologist Sue Sheppard, but there are ways for schools to offer support

Academy trust CEO will help to lead a group in developing national inclusion standards and packages of specialist support for pupils with SEND

Government sets out expectations for what schools’ universal offer should look like and how they can use its new Inclusive Mainstream Fund

The new Inclusive Teaching Framework, produced by a collaboration of cross-sector organisations, offers practitioners a needs-based approach to supporting students with SEND

Government warned about a drop in specialist teachers over the past 10 years as new figures reveal the pressure on additional support needs provision in Scottish schools

The average secondary school will receive £48,000 next year through the new Inclusive Mainstream Fund, the DfE announces

Secondary schools with the best exam results have fewer students receiving both free school meals and SEN support than live in their catchment areas, report warns