SEND

Headteachers say pupils with SEND who should be taught in specialist provision have to remain in mainstream schools because of a lack of places

School leaders voice fears over changes to government guidance on the use of restraint, warning that they could lead to the unfair treatment of pupils with SEND

Despite young pupils’ increasingly complex needs, leaders fear there is too little focus on getting them the right support

When mainstream and special schools collaborate, the benefits are felt by the whole school community, writes Margaret Mulholland

Hospital schools provide education for child patients undergoing treatment – but they are having to change how they teach because of NHS decisions beyond their control. Ellen Peirson-Hagger investigates

‘More and more’ pupils with additional support needs are being placed in mainstream classes despite cuts to specialist staff, says president of Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association

Just 13 per cent of secondary teachers use Oak National Academy resources in their lesson planning, DfE survey finds

MPs have heard that more teacher training and better partnership working are essential for improving our SEND support system, says the chair of the Commons Education Select Committee

Four in 10 teachers say the number of specialist support staff working with pupils with SEND in their school has fallen, NASUWT polling shows

There is plenty of research around SLD – such as dyslexia, dyscalculia and dysgraphia – but teachers and schools need to be involved in the development of new approaches, says Gillian Stirton

Plan to create new classifications for special schools sparked a legal challenge by parents that was backed by headteachers

Sharp rises in the number of autistic pupils and those with communication difficulties over the past 10 years revealed by new analysis