SEND

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

Thursday

1st Aug 2024

Why special school students need access to mainstream qualifications
As GCSE and A-level exam results loom, the CEO of a multi-academy trust that runs several special schools explains why it is so important that all students can sit assessments
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Tuesday

30th Jul 2024

SEND pressures become ‘top tier’ DfE risk
‘Very likely’ that demand continues to outstrip funding, making SEND system ‘unsustainable’, says DfE annual report
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Friday

26th Jul 2024

Teachers need ‘mandatory’ SEND training, says report
A report by the Centre for Young Lives and Children of the North has also highlighted a ‘postcode lottery’ in the wait for EHCPs
A new report has called for mandatory CPD training for teachers on SEND.

Thursday

25th Jul 2024

How ASN education shows the way forward for all schools
The priorities for the additional support needs sector should be matched throughout the Scottish school system, says ASN teacher Anne Scriven
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Drop in schools using NTP amid funding cut
School leaders warned at the start of the year that it would be harder for them to come up with the money needed to continue tutoring
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SEND: Pupil progress has not improved in 10 years
Outcomes for pupils with SEND have ‘flatlined or declined’ despite high needs spending trebling and council deficits soaring, local authorities warn
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Wednesday

24th Jul 2024

Call to open ASN tribunal to all rejected by government
Widening the additional support needs tribunal’s jurisdiction could result in ‘unnecessary escalation’, says education secretary Jenny Gilruth
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Friday

12th Jul 2024

Governors’ financial fears at record high
Six in 10 governors and trustees say that balancing their school budget is now their biggest challenge
Majority of governors fear financial sustainability

Thursday

11th Jul 2024

Why Labour’s AP and SEND policy shift is a big deal
ASCL inclusion specialist Margaret Mulholland outlines why a policy shift at the Department for Education is a timely – and very welcome – move
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Three simple ways to reduce sensory overwhelm
All staff should be aware of sensory processing issues and how to mitigate these, says Sendco Leyla Gembell, and an informed approach can benefit all students
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Wednesday

10th Jul 2024

DfE hires Sir Kevan Collins as schools standards adviser
Former education recovery commissioner appointed as non-executive director at the Department for Education
Phillipson hires Sir Kevan Collins

Monday

8th Jul 2024

Labour must end SEND ‘arms race’, MAT leaders say
MAT leaders have said that the SEND system needs ‘radical reform’ and should be fixed as a ‘priority’
Labour must end SEND ‘arms race’, MAT leaders say