SEND

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

Friday

11th Oct 2024

5 practical ways to increase attendance across your trust
One education director at a trust of special schools explains the practical steps it took to improve attendance – with some remarkable results
Child out of school

Monday

7th Oct 2024

Work to support SEND students celebrated at Nasen Awards
Contributions from mainstream and special schools, alternative provision settings, teachers, support staff and students recognised at charity’s eighth annual ceremony
Winners of the nasen Awards 2024 have been announced.

Friday

4th Oct 2024

SEND provision in mainstream ‘needs to be investigated’
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
SEND class magnify
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Thursday

3rd Oct 2024

This isn’t a SEND crisis, it’s an education crisis. Now let’s fix it
Our approach to SEND has been wrong, writes Margaret Mulholland, but here are five ways to make it right
Obstacle course

Monday

30th Sep 2024

Give LAs more time to address SEND deficits, union says
The NASUWT teaching union calls on the chancellor to relieve some of the pressure on local authorities created by high-needs block deficits
Give LAs more time to address SEND deficits, union says
Tories should hang heads in shame over SEND, shadow minister says
Conservative shadow minister accuses his party of not doing enough for children with special educational needs and disabilities when in government
Tories should hang heads in shame over SEND, shadow minister says

Friday

27th Sep 2024

Delay private school fee VAT charge or lose teachers ‘permanently’
Headteachers’ and teachers’ leaders have urged ministers to delay implementation of the government’s school fee levy to next September, and to carry out an impact assessment
stop button on stereo

Thursday

26th Sep 2024

ASN: ‘We cannot ignore the enormity of the situation’
Scotland should be ashamed of how children with additional support needs are treated in schools, MSPs tell education secretary
Elephant in the room

Monday

23rd Sep 2024

We need more teachers with SEND, says schools minister
Speaking at the Labour Party conference, Catherine McKinnell said the government is looking at how to make teaching more inclusive
We need more teachers with SEND, says schools minister

Thursday

19th Sep 2024

How our trust improved its inclusion and SEND offer
A trust CEO who has overseen a raft of initiatives designed to improve support for pupils with SEND shares some insights on what they did and the impact it is having
Open doors

Wednesday

18th Sep 2024

Sendco NPQ funding shortfall another SEND policy mess
Margaret Mulholland laments the fact that despite promises of fully-funded training for the new Sendco qualification, a lack of cash means schools are scrambling for places
Unfinished flyover bridge

Friday

13th Sep 2024

‘Irresponsible’ to delay SEND inspections in failing areas
As follow-up inspections are put on hold, a Tes analysis sets out the range of problems in areas found to have widespread failings
Stopped in tracks Road closed
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