News

Home education among pupils with EHC plans up by a quarter in one year

The number of children with education, health and care plans being educated at home has risen by almost a...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Proportion of pupils with SEND continues to rise, and 4 more findings

Government statistics today have revealed the proportion of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities has risen for a...

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
News

Revealed: The winners of the Nasen Awards 2018

Twelve individuals, schools, and organisations have received awards from National Association for Special Educational Needs (Nasen) as recognition of their work...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Special Educational Needs: Five findings from the latest statistics

This morning the government has published the latest statistics on pupils with special educational needs (SEN) and the provision...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Thousands of children without EHCPs by government deadline

Almost 4,000 children with now-defunct statements of special educational needs were still waiting to transfer to the new education,...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
Opinion

How should progress be measured in a special school?

Special schools aren’t just a watered-down version of mainstream schools, and require progress measures that provide meaningful information for...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
News

Newham expands special needs provision

Five new or expanded centres attached to mainstream schools will be created for pupils with special educational needs in...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
Features

Sue Jay, Head of creative arts, Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School

Rain is lashing down outside the drama studio at the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, but inside there’s...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
News

Special-school closure will leave pupils with 45-mile commute

Staff and pupils from a special school in Cambridgeshire will have to travel 45 miles to a new location...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson