SEND

Schools minister highlights new report suggesting 35,000 more children with SEND could be taught in mainstream rather than specialist settings if system improves

The government has no solution to a financial crisis that could lead to more than 4 in 10 councils effectively declaring bankruptcy, states National Audit Office

Dan Worth outlines a litany of issues with the way attendance codes have changed for pupils engaged in remote education – and why it’s at odds with wider messages from the DfE

Our language has come a long way from ableist insults of old, writes Jarlath O’Brien, but we can still be subtly damaging with our choice of words

Tes SEND report 2024 highlights concerns about funding for education, health and care plans and the increasingly challenging task of meeting pupils’ needs

Children’s commissioner calls for urgent changes in mainstream schools as a report finds that 400,000 children are seeking support from health services for a suspected neurodevelopmental condition

The school performance measure leads to ‘most vulnerable young people’ missing out, Tes SEND Show told

One education director at a trust of special schools explains the practical steps it took to improve attendance – with some remarkable results

Contributions from mainstream and special schools, alternative provision settings, teachers, support staff and students recognised at charity’s eighth annual ceremony

With Tes analysis revealing a sharp rise in pupils in SEND provision in mainstream schools, sector leaders voice concerns about a lack of oversight, guidance and funding

Our approach to SEND has been wrong, writes Margaret Mulholland, but here are five ways to make it right

The NASUWT teaching union calls on the chancellor to relieve some of the pressure on local authorities created by high-needs block deficits