SEND

Funding for hundreds more educational psychologists announced amid concerns that specialists are spending too much time on admin rather than supporting children

Writing ahead of the government announcing special educational needs reforms, head Keziah Featherstone says support should be universally available in schools – not something that children have to wait years for

Minister says new guidance on supporting pupils with medical conditions won’t be published until the spring after MPs warn of young people being left ‘exposed’

A recent government report revealed a raft of ways pupils with disabilities feel education settings don’t always work for their needs – here is what you need to know

The government’s focus on driving inclusion in education gives us the chance to define what it means in specialist settings, write Claire Dorer and Anita Devi

Report warns that delaying the pipeline of new AP free schools risks more students being placed in unregistered alternative provision

The government’s 10-year estates plan includes the goal for all secondaries to have dedicated spaces that bridge the gap between mainstream and specialist provision

DfE urged to fix the ‘scandal’ of mainstream school funding being diverted to support councils’ ‘mountainous’ SEND debts

Local authorities will be able to apply for a new High Needs Stability Grant if they get DfE approval for a local SEND reform plan

Local authorities with the biggest SEND deficits see their spending on places in independent special schools rise by up to 58 per cent, Tes analysis shows

Research suggests 95 per cent of councils have a deficit as a result of SEND spending exceeding their funding

The latest key stage 4 data shows that the proportion of students with SEND has been rising since before Covid, but also that the gender gap in KS4 results has narrowed