SEND

There is a risk of SEND becoming a ‘low-risk failure’ under Ofsted plans, leader warns

Warning comes as Tes analysis reveals the local authority areas where spending has jumped by up to 477% over the past four years

Overall absence continues to fall, but figures for the most severely absent pupils have reached highest numbers since data collection began

Labour has allowed itself to get distracted by unnecessary squabbles – but the plan for a SEND White Paper could lay the foundation for important work on poverty and attendance, says Sam Freedman

Pepe Di’Iasio will use his speech at ASCL’s conference today to address the issue of pupil absence and criticise Ofsted’s proposals, calling for three inspection grades, not five

DfE’s inclusion group chair Tom Rees will lead programme calling for examples of schools running resource provision and SEN units, and using specialist learning assistants

The number of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities has soared in recent years. But is there enough provision to meet their needs? Tes analyses the latest data

Creativity and the expressive arts should be put at the heart of the primary school curriculum, says report

Speaking to Tes as ASCL’s annual conference begins, general secretary Pepe Di’Iasio issues a warning about Ofsted’s inspection changes and calls on the government to ‘show the money’ for its pledge to recruit 6,500 teachers

Schools are not serving their communities if they off-roll or never take on disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils, warns Ofsted chief inspector

Watchdog says Mark Vickers will help to ensure that proposed changes to school inspection work well for pupils with SEND

Leaders have to work ‘against the tide’ of the accountability system to promote a whole-school approach to inclusion, MPs also warned