SEND

The disadvantage-related attainment gap has only been higher in three years since 2010-11, while today’s DfE data also shows that girls continue to outperform boys

A primary school leader outlines how a thorough redesign of its nursery site and more staff training had a huge impact on good level of development outcomes

With Sendcos likely to take on more even responsibilities, making sure they have space to share and reflect will become increasingly important, says this educational psychologist

Every school needs to publish an inclusion strategy statement by 31 December – Jasmine Norden asks experts what should be in it and how to put it together

NASUWT urges the government to increase education spending to at least 6 per cent of GDP, saying that schools will be forced to cut jobs

In our How I Lead series, we ask education leaders to reflect on their careers, their experience and their leadership philosophy. This month we talk to Susan Douglas, CEO of Eden Academy Trust, SEND expert and British Council adviser

Ministers told their plans could be undermined by a shortage of experts, teacher burnout and parental backlash

Schools need support to understand different factors behind exclusions – with disadvantage, SEND and students’ relationships all linked, study says

MPs hear experts’ concerns about the volume of changes about to hit schools, as well as fears that new technical qualifications could be seen as ‘lower-status’

Summer policy announcements from the government with little depth risk undoing the excellent work of teachers over the past 10 years, argues the shadow education secretary

As a new school year looms, Sendco Nikki Cunningham-Smith suggests ways to make work more inclusive for all staff

The government’s spending plans could include the creation of national SEND CPD programmes, with contracts expected to be awarded to providers next year