Specialist Sector

Today

5th Dec 2025

Call for new national definition of special schools and AP
Children’s commissioner report also calls for alternative provision sector to be renamed to give public better understanding of its work
Call for new national definition of special schools and AP
What do alternative provision leaders want from the White Paper?
AP doesn’t just need to be expanded – it needs to be refocused, say leaders ahead of upcoming reforms
What does the Alternative Provision sector want to see from the white paper?

Tuesday

2nd Dec 2025

SEND: Gould to hear public’s view on national support framework
Schools minister Georgia Gould will hold a series of face-to-face public events about DfE’s planned reforms
SEND: Gould to hear public's view on national support framework

Sunday

23rd Nov 2025

Make special schools autism centres of excellence, say lords
Mainstream schools need more help and stronger incentives to provide autistic students with the support they need, says House of Lords special inquiry
Special schools should be used as centres for excellence to support pupils with autism, a new House of Lords report has said.

Friday

21st Nov 2025

Special schools fear being an ‘afterthought’ on curriculum
In response to the curriculum review, leaders in the specialist sector urge the DfE to focus more on what is taught in special schools and how best practice can be shared
Special schools fear being an after thought on the curriculum.
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Thursday

20th Nov 2025

Cognita replaces CEO with finance chief on interim basis
Frank Maassen left in September, with Andreas Tolpeit taking over while the schools group seeks a new permanent CEO
Cognita CEO

Tuesday

18th Nov 2025

COBIS accreditation scheme approved in Saudi Arabia
Move welcomed by UK’s Department for Business and Trade as a positive step in the country’s international education expansion strategy
Riyadh Saudi Arabia

Friday

14th Nov 2025

SEND system heading for ‘total collapse’, councils warn
More than half of councils would go bankrupt overnight if temporary measures shielding them from their SEND debts were removed, research shows
59 councils warn they will go bust when Send deficits no longer kept off books

Monday

10th Nov 2025

Tes Awards for International Schools 2025: shortlist revealed
The annual global celebration of international schools has unveiled its shortlist, with countries across the world represented
Tes Awards for International Schools 2025: the shortlist revealed

Thursday

6th Nov 2025

Government ‘will struggle to fix SEND crisis by 2029’
The government’s approach to SEND reform is ‘disjointed’ and its ambitions will be restricted by the budget it has set for this parliament, new analysis warns
The government has been warned that it will struggle to fix the SEND crisis.

Wednesday

5th Nov 2025

Inspired enters Canada and NLCS announces Hong Kong school
The continued growth of both international school groups further demonstrates the global demand for private education in numerous nations
Hong Kong skyline

Tuesday

4th Nov 2025

First state school to open a fee-paying campus overseas
Queen Elizabeth’s School, in London, is to launch a fee-paying school in Dubai and has further plans for two more schools in India
QE school