SEND

A student pathways lead at an alternative provision school explains how a free government programme has opened students’ eyes to the possibility of a career in the creative industries

Rising school standards risk masking a growing array of challenges, ‘especially around the lives of the most vulnerable pupils’, warns former DfE adviser

Without substantial reform and more support for inclusivity in schools, children with SEND will continue to get a poor deal in some parts of the system, argues Simon Tanner

This academic year, councils will spend £2.1bn to send pupils with SEND to independent schools. Is a new model of partnering a local authority and a MAT the way forward?

Threatening parents with fines is ‘not working for many families and not reducing severe absence rates’, former children’s commissioner warns

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