SEND

We need public discourse to make sense of what ‘inclusion’ truly means in practice, says Rob Webster

Schools, teachers, pupils and organisations all honoured at annual awards party in Birmingham

Next prime minister must create taskforce to fix child poverty so schools can focus on educational impact, says former DfE senior adviser Sam Freedman

Teacher workload cited as a key reason for rejecting the proposals – but the Labour MSP spearheading the bill says disabled students have been left ‘high and dry’

Creating a truly inclusive EYFS setting goes beyond just having the right policies in place, says early years expert Laura Henry-Allain

Less than half of multi-academy trusts are confident about their long-term finances, research shows

Special schools in particular may see increased cost pressures as they fund pay increases for more support staff, warn researchers

The direction is found in relationships and sex education guidance from the Scottish government, which is currently out for consultation

One special school explains how it is supporting pupils and emergency services staff to improve their communications with one another – and wants to take its approach nationwide

School leadership needs to become more ‘equity-centred’ to reflect the changing SEND landscape, says Margaret Mulholland

New analysis compares the number of Reception pupils with SEND at Church of England and Catholic diocese primary schools with non-faith schools

Rising numbers of pupils with SEND are missing out on ‘crucial’ learning and the transition stage by entering school in Year 1 rather than Reception