Looking overseas for SEND policy lessons Different approaches to SEND in 14 countries provide valuable insight for English policymakers, say Loic Menzies and Taylor Hughson
We’ll fail a generation if we say SEND reform is too difficult Debate is essential, but we must not squander a once-in-a-generation chance to build a truly inclusive education system, writes Tom Rees
DfE expects all secondary schools to have ‘inclusion bases’ Each school would have a ‘dedicated safe space away from busy classrooms where pupils can access targeted support’, says government
Teaching apprenticeships offer the continuity children crave Predictable adults support predictable lessons, which lowers anxiety and increases engagement
Mixed-setting trusts are a smart choice, not a messy compromise By design, mixed-setting trusts dissolve the boundaries between ‘mainstream’ and ‘special’
Tech jobs feel out of reach to students, but we can change that Students walking past some of the world’s most innovative tech and knowledge-based companies rarely envision themselves working inside
The gulf between ambition and reality on curriculum reform The wind of change is blowing in education. The question is whether teachers and leaders will be energised by the breeze
Siloed trusts are the elephant in the room on inclusion We need a national expectation that compels partnership, aligns accountability and reconnects the fragments of our system
First report cards show Ofsted still requires improvement Despite Ofsted’s grandiose claims, it is dedicated staff and leaders who are at the front line of ‘improving lives’ and ‘raising standards’ every day