SEND

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

Friday

26th Jan 2024

Ofsted could assess inclusion performance
Inspectorate’s new director of education Lee Owston questions whether it is right that ‘some schools are more inclusive than others’
School inspection inclusion
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‘Crisis’ as alternative provision demand surges
Tes investigation reveals huge surge in demand for pupil referral unit places amid concern over ‘extreme’ behaviour and lack of specialist support
‘Crisis’ as alternative provision demand surges
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Monday

22nd Jan 2024

Avoidant and restrictive eating: what teachers need to know
Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder, a condition closely aligned with autism, is not always well understood in schools. Here, two special school leaders explain all
Food chart Arfid

Saturday

20th Jan 2024

‘SEND pupils need more PE opportunities’
British Paralympic Association chief David Clarke says teachers need more time and funding to level up PE opportunities for pupils with SEND
David Clarke Paralympics

Tuesday

16th Jan 2024

Keegan admits SEND system isn’t working well ‘for anybody’
During a start-of-term live event, the education secretary says ‘it will take some time to make sure that we have the provision in place’
Gillian Keegan told a live event that the SEND system was not working for anybody.

Sunday

14th Jan 2024

Supporting pupils with visual impairment
Detecting vision problems before children start school will improve their experience of formal education, says Colin Hilditch
Child with magnifying glass

Wednesday

10th Jan 2024

Does ‘what works’ work for SEND?
There is an increasing focus on using research to improve outcomes in schools, but has SEND been left behind by the evidence revolution?
Does ‘what works’ work for SEND?

Monday

8th Jan 2024

Should MATs mix school types or stick to one style?
The CEO of a trust of special schools says it’s time for a proper debate about whether MATs are better off focusing on a single school type or working with all settings
Should MATs mix school types or stick to one style?

Sunday

7th Jan 2024

How we make sure our neurodivergent pupils are heard
Schools should focus on what neurodivergent pupils can do, not what they can’t do, says this support-for-learning teacher at an award-winning primary school in Scotland
How our neurodivergent learners' voices are heard

Saturday

6th Jan 2024

10 questions with...Dr Nic Crossley
The CEO of Liberty Academy Trust chats about her youth, how she ended up working in special schools and why passion is a key ingredient for teaching
Dr Nic Crossley

Friday

5th Jan 2024

DfE in bid to sign 5 new SEND bailout deals
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Cheshire East, Wiltshire, Devon and Bracknell Forest are understood to be submitting final proposals to the DfE next week
Councils in talks to join SEND funding bailout scheme

Thursday

28th Dec 2023

SEND: a label worth having?
With more and more pupils identified as having special educational needs, Jean Gross argues that ‘SEND’ is an increasingly useless label – and that it’s time for an alternative
SEND label