SEND

DfE report calls for more teacher-focused tools and ITT training to support early identification of pupils’ needs

Children’s commissioner says campaigners have waited ‘many, many years’ for the ‘significant milestone’

A school involved in the Partnerships for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools pilot explains why it could be used across the sector

Seven in 10 teachers say they lack the support they need from key services, such as mental health and access to learning, an NFER survey finds

Charity produces alternative White Paper seeking national availability of resourced provision and access to speech and language therapists for all schools

We must ensure that a focus on reading help is not lost amid SEND debates and reform proposals, argues Mike Fischer

Dame Rachel de Souza calls for changes to the way referrals are overseen amid concerns that vulnerable pupils are more likely to face abuse at school

Ministers urged to keep EHCPs, create national standards, increase funding and ensure that mainstream staff have the training to meet a diverse range of needs

In both England and the US, SEND provision suffers from poor funding, a lack of trained professionals and system overwhelm. But their responses to these challenges have been very different, with the US questioning inclusion while England pushes for more of it, finds Holly Korbey

Education minister Georgia Gould tells packed debate that SEND reforms will be guided by the need for early intervention

Report calls on government to ensure better staffing, funding and oversight to make the SEND system work for pupils

Taskforce chair says it will be wrong to consider schools to be strong on inclusion if they are happy for local students ‘to be sent in a taxi elsewhere’