SEND

The latest news, analysis, research and advice relating to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) sector

Yesterday

25th Apr 2024

Special schools: DfE considers reforming £10K-per-place system
Government could take ‘radical step’ of replacing the current system, which has seen special schools paid £10,000 per place since 2013, leaders are told
DfE might take radical step to reform special school funding

Sunday

21st Apr 2024

3 ways to boost movement in SEND classes
Physical activity can be more challenging for young people with additional needs, but introducing it in creative, fun ways can be transformative, says teacher Charlotte Jones
SEND playdough

Thursday

18th Apr 2024

What primary Sendcos can learn from secondaries
Making the switch from primary to secondary was a challenge, writes Sendco Leyla Gambell, but there are valuable lessons to be learned
What primary Sendcos can learn from secondaries
6 ways MATs can tackle SEND challenges
Sendcos feel isolated and face high workloads, warns a new report on SEND provision within multi-academy trusts
Six ways MATs can tackle SEND support challenges

Wednesday

17th Apr 2024

NI ‘early years communication crisis’ highlighted
More children in Northern Ireland waiting for speech and language therapy per head of the population than anywhere else in the UK, ministers told
Tin can phone Northern Ireland

Monday

15th Apr 2024

1 in 10 pupils excluded at primary ‘pass’ GCSE English and maths
Research by children’s charity Chance UK found primary school exclusions to be almost exclusively pupils with SEND
Nine in ten pupils who are excluded in primary school do not achieve a grade 4 in English and maths at GCSE

Monday

8th Apr 2024

Have you got the right mindset for inclusive practice?
Strategies for adaptive teaching aren’t enough, we must make sure we are nurturing helpful dispositions, too, says Margaret Mulholland
inclusive practice

Friday

5th Apr 2024

Pastoral capacity in Scottish schools and the case for a national review
The crucial role of pastoral support in schools still does not get the recognition it needs, even after the pandemic made it abundantly clear, says Frank Lennon
Pastoral capacity in Scottish schools and the case for a national review

Thursday

4th Apr 2024

TA support for SEND non-existent, say teachers
The vast majority of teachers need more support inside and outside classrooms for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, an NEU poll shows
SEND pupils need more support says NEU

Monday

1st Apr 2024

Revealed: What teachers want in election year
Pay, wellbeing and other topics likely to dominate the agenda at the NEU’s national conference later this week
Teacher want

Thursday

28th Mar 2024

Weekly round-up: Teacher pay drop and school moves
This week’s essential education news includes teachers being hit particularly hard by a real-terms drop in pay and thousands of students’ ‘unexplained’ school moves
Weekly round-up: Teacher pay drop and school moves
Major investment in buildings and SEND needed, warns PAC
Spending watchdog highlights the state of school buildings as a problem caused by government’s ‘lack of forward thinking’
A public spending watchdog has said school buildings and SEND are major problem areas which need essential spending.