SEND

Government had been expected to set out SEND reform plans this autumn – but the education secretary says it is important to ‘take the time to listen and get it right’

As part of our thought experiment series, Phil Denton argues that pushing mainstream to adopt the mentality and structure of alternative provision would lead to far more success for more pupils

Sector leaders voice concerns that the government’s first wave of behaviour and attendance hubs includes only mainstream settings

Expert advisers will now look at how the government’s inclusion drive tallies with curriculum and Ofsted reform

Sutton Trust research reveals the challenges that the government is facing in its drive to make mainstream schools more inclusive

Diagnostic labels are medicalising young people for behaviours once considered ordinary and are contributing to unsustainable workload in schools, argues psychiatrist Sami Timimi

Chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver and Ofsted chair Dame Christine Gilbert face the education select committee as the finalised plans for new inspections come under scrutiny

Jenny Gilruth also says she is ‘astonished’ that food banks and clothing banks have become ‘normal features’ in Scottish schools

SEND reforms should leave behind the long-established ‘market system’ of competition, the Tes SEND Show hears

DfE adviser acknowledges that the government’s SEND plans are taking longer than was hoped 

The government’s SEND reforms must ensure that special educational needs coordinators get better support, say experts, as exclusive data reveals their ‘unsustainable’ workload

Survey by Youth Sport Trust also finds disadvantaged female pupils less likely than their peers to be confident about physical activity