SEND

The huge shortfall in funding for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities is clear. But how many children now need support – and how has this figure increased in recent years? Tes analyses the latest DfE data

This government’s push for more inclusion in mainstream settings suggests that the needs of special schools will be overlooked again, warns this trust leader

SEND provision is in crisis. A critical step towards a better system would be a universal screening process for all five- and six-year-olds, delivered and managed by teachers, argue these researchers

The government has updated its 2013 guidance on how schools should use reasonable force and other restrictive practices

Leaders at a school in Nottingham reveal how they have overseen a drastic improvement in behaviour – using both internal and external resources

The Tes Schools Awards has added a new category for inclusion excellence at a trust level and four new judges, as entries open for this year’s awards

MPs’ inquiry is told that parents need ‘routes of redress’ before going for an EHCP if their child’s needs are not being met in school

CST chief executive Leora Cruddas warns that the school system is not working as well as it should for some pupils with SEND

But the number of pupils absent in the first week of this term was greater than last year, raising concerns that parent fines are not having the desired effect

The experts will work across two groups on plans to make mainstream schools more inclusive

An ad-hoc approach wasn’t working for Sendco Laura Chamberlain, so she created a step-by-step method for effective referrals

‘Generic’ policy on SEND support risks exposing pupils to ‘inappropriate practice’, warns the government’s inclusion lead