SEND

The Commons Education Committee held a session today on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Here are six things MPs were told

Special schools face worse teacher shortages, particularly in alternative provision, research shows

Confederation of School Trusts sets out 10 priorities for a new special educational needs and disabilities system

If we really value the role of non-mainstream settings then we need to solve these glaring problems, says the CEO of a special-school trust

At a time of crisis in SEND provision, collaboration between trusts offers a chance to get support to children when they need it, explains this trust director

Less than 10 per cent of school leaders have an agreed strategy for use of artificial intelligence, research shows

The government is being urged to write off local authorities’ high-needs deficits in response to new findings about their SEND budgets

There is still an unhelpful reluctance to accept that many children will have additional needs around reading, says Megan Dixon

The fact that we can now identify and name barriers to learning is widely considered to be a positive, writes Alex Quigley, but the situation is more complicated than that

The CEO of a special-school trust outlines the problems caused by the introduction of education, health and care plans over a decade ago – and why some simple changes could make a huge difference

Under-recognition of SEND is also more likely for girls with emotional disorders and persistent absentees, research finds

Ofsted’s proposed reforms fall woefully short of the sea change needed when it comes to inclusion, argue Baroness Longfield and Jonny Uttley