SEND

The early years disadvantage gap is at its widest since 2014, research shows, raising questions about whose progress getting 75 per cent of children to a good level of development will rely on

A recent DfE roundtable discussion brought together representatives from five countries to share their experiences of SEND reform. Ellie Harris and Loic Menzies explain some of the key takeaways

Debates around SEND often focus on funding, staffing and access to provision – but what about the role schools can play in helping students understand what happens in specialist settings?

DfE consulting on plans to give schools more upfront funding for SEND provision, but also raise the £6,000 per pupil threshold for applying for top-up cash

The NAHT has published medical support guidance to help school leaders identify unsafe practices and challenge unreasonable expectations

Updated safeguarding guidance has now been published, with schools expected to be fully compliant by 1 September

SEND is an area where rising demand for services is leading to tribunal appeals opening at a faster rate than cases are being resolved, report says

The government is approaching the mid-point of its term in office, so is it making progress on recruitment, behaviour, attendance and its manifesto pledges?

The EEF has produced a new research-backed toolkit to support inclusive teaching, which highlights the risk of approaches that ‘lower expectations’

The EEF has published a guide to help schools embed inclusive practice in their classrooms, including the myths to ignore

The DfE has now set out how it wants SEND inclusion bases to be run in a reformed mainstream school system. But Tes’ SEND and inclusion editor, John Roberts, says the guidance doesn’t allay leaders’ concerns about what comes next

With the government publishing guidance on setting up an inclusion base, one school cited by the DfE as delivering the type of provision it wants to see shares insights on its approach to improving outcomes for all